Nearly 97,000 foreigners arrested for crimes since 2024
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 1 of them from Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities arrested 96,844 foreigners for various criminal offences nationwide between 2024 and September this year, reflecting a year-on-year upward trend.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same arrest statistics announcement (over 96,000 foreigners arrested since 2024, attributed to the IGP), which matches Report 1's figure of 96,844 without conflict.
38m agoAlso reported by thestar.com.my (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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