Court disclosures show the defendants range in age from 22 to 33: Hong Weixian (25), Zhou Fu (22), Chen Lu (23), Yuan Shuping (29), Li Yi (30), Wang Tengfei (30), and Chen Xiaojia (33), with three of them identified as international students. The prosecution initially requested a bail of 15,000 ringgit per person alongside two local guarantors, but after mitigation by defense counsel, the magistrate reduced the bail to 7,000 ringgit each with two Malaysian sureties. The case has been set for mention on November 11 for the submission of relevant documents.
In addition to the conspiracy charge, Hong Weixian, Zhou Fu, and Chen Lu were separately charged with failing to hold valid travel documents under the Immigration Act. Hong was granted an additional bail of 9,000 ringgit, while bail decisions for Zhou and Chen were deferred to November 2 pending verification of their travel documents by the prosecution. Malaysian police have reiterated their commitment to intensifying raids on cross-border syndicates concealed within upscale residential compounds, demonstrating that gated developments offer no safe haven for illicit operations.
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