Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatra. Authorities in North Sumatra have arrested a Bangladeshi national for allegedly attempting to smuggle 12 of his compatriots to Malaysia for jobs, an officer said on Sunday.
Mohammad Soleh Raja, 38, was detained along with his Indonesian wife, Nurhalimah Situmorang, 34, during a raid at a rented house on Mawar Street in Padangsidimpuan.
The joint operation, conducted by the police and military, also rescued 12 Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly held hostage in the same house until they paid the couple for trips to Malaysia, according to the city’s police chief, Adjunct Chief Commissioner Wira Prayatna.
The raid was…