KLANG: Police confirmed the discovery of a young boy in a shipping container in the Westport area here which went viral on social media yesterday.
Klang Selatan District Police chief, Assistant Commissioner Cha Hoong Fong, said they received a complaint from a local 43-year-old man regarding the matter at around 1.53pm on Wednesday.
According to him, the complainant who works in shipping operations informed of the discovery of a young boy while managing the ship's entry to Westport and during inspection of an empty shipping container.
"According to the complainant, at around 9pm on Tuesday, he found a young boy believed to be a foreigner in a very weak state in the shipping container.
"Checks and inspection of the victim found that there were no identification documents on the victim. A police report was made to facilitate further investigations," he said in a statement today.
Cha said that further investigations carried out by the Klang Selatan IPD's Criminal Investigation Department found that the MV Integra ship had departed from Chittagong in Bangladesh on Jan 12.
"The ship which was transporting containers loaded with miscellaneous general items arrived in Westport on Jan 17.
"The victim is believed to have unlawfully entered the container when the ship was docked in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
"The victim received medical treatment at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) in Klang and is in stable condition," he said.
He said that based on the victim's statement, while playing with friends in Chittagong, Bangladesh, he went into the container and was somehow locked inside until he was found by the complainant.
"Investigations found that there were no elements of foul play that happened in the incident.
"Following this, the South Klang IPD Criminal Investigations Department has classified the case as Refer to Other Agency (RLA) where the case will be referred to the Immigration Department to manage and process the victim's documents and repatriation by the same cargo vessel.
"Members of the public are advised not to make any speculations on criminal cases," he said.