nvestigators from the National Police’s detective unit have arrested Myanmar national Anwar Sadiq alias Muang Muang Tin, a fugitive wanted for his alleged involvement in a human-trafficking case found in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
Anwar, who was on the NTT Police’s most wanted list, was charged with human trafficking, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and Rp 1.5 billion (US$122,000) in fines.
Anwar was arrested in an apartment in Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Monday evening, said NTT Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Jules Abast.
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The investigation started when authorities found a boat carrying 16 Indian, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationals without any immigration documents stranded in Tablolong village in Kupang regency on their way to the Australian territory of Christmas Island in November 2015.
The boat began its journey from Sukabumi, West Java, but ran out of fuel and had drifted off its route. (bbs)
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