155 Uighurs found holed up in two Bukit Jalil apartment units

New Straits Times

By HANI SHAMIRA SHAHRUDIN
3 October 2014 @ 8:03 AM

KUALA LUMPUR: Immigration officers, acting on a tip-off, stormed into two apartment units in Taman Bukit Jalil, only to uncover what is believed to be human trafficking activities.

They found 155 illegal immgrants from Xinjiang, China, including 76 children and babies holed up in the two apartment units.

The Uighur, believed to be seeking political asylum, had entered the country via South and were now housed in an Immigration lock-up for further investigations.

Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department enforcement division chief Basri Hassan said there were 65 immigrants in the first unit, a three-bedroom apartment.

"All 65 immigrants including 32 children were found sleeping in cramped conditions during the raid,” he said.

In the second unit, officers found another 90 people including 44 children residing in the apartment.