LUNDU: Five foreigners, including a woman, were ordered to return back to their country after they were caught illegally entering Sarawak on Monday (Apr 22).
The First Infantry Division said that an army patrol team discovered the group crossing the Malaysia-Indonesia border around 11.45am in Biawak.
The group, comprising four men and a woman, was detained for inspection after entering the country via an illegal route.
No prohibited or dangerous items were found among the foreigners’ possessions, which includes a sum of cash, phones, wallets and clothes with a total value of RM3,150.
After inspections, the foreigners were taken to the country’s border to be deported back to Indonesia.
The army assured that they are committed to maintaining security and safeguarding the state’s sovereignty, especially in preventing illegal entries or cross-border crimes.
