Dhaka, May 8 -- Malaysia's Immigration Department claims to have busted a Bangladeshi migrant smuggling syndicate known as the "Shafik Gang" in a raid on a house in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, reports Bernama.

After the crackdown on May 5, Immigration Department Director General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said they arrested nine Bangladeshis nationals suspected of being smuggled into the country.

Two Bangladeshi syndicate members who acted as facilitators were also arrested, he said.

The arrestees, aged between 20 and 49, were detained at the Putrajaya Immigration Depot for investigation under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.

According to the report, the house where the raid was carried out was used as ...