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Indonesian authorities have dismantled a sophisticated drug network in Batam linked to Malaysian suppliers, arresting six Indonesians and seizing over 1kg of MDMA, etomidate cartridges and other narcotics. Two Malaysian nationals remain at large.
Nine Chinese citizens have been charged in Balik Pulau magistrate's court with criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged love scam syndicate operating in the region.
A Malaysian national has been sentenced to six years and eight months in Brunei for collecting debit cards used in unauthorised ATM withdrawals. Thian Li Heng pleaded guilty to five computer misuse charges, with losses totalling BND8,480.
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A former kindergarten teacher has pleaded not guilty to three money-laundering charges involving RM133,550 allegedly connected to an organised scheme facilitating child relocations to New Zealand.
Indonesian prosecutors have requested sentences of up to 10 years for members of an alleged baby trafficking ring that sold at least 34 infants, with dozens sent to Singapore. The case involves 19 defendants and represents one of Indonesia's largest recent cross-border human trafficking prosecutions.