KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 -- Authorities detained 704 undocumented migrants and 125 skippers for illegal entry between May 1 and yesterday, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

In his daily press briefing broadcast live from Putrajaya, the defence minister said that 12 suspected human traffickers were also detained while 14 boats have been seized.

The enforcement agencies also successfully turned away 164 undocumented migrants, six skippers and 27 boats which tried to penetrate the country's borders.

"The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) also conducted 49 roadblocks under 'Ops Benteng' nationwide, and checked 40,969 vehicles to prevent the entrance of undocumented migrants, especially via rat lanes," he said, adding that the go...