Bid by 14 illegals to enter Sarawak foiled
KUCHING: The Malaysian Army has foiled attempts by 14 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak since June 1. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the illegal immigrants had since then been deported to their country of origin. He revealed that around 10.30 am last Saturday (June 12), a patrol team in the Ladang […]
Illegals caught, immediately deported
KUCHING: Four undocumented foreigners were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for entering Sarawak illegally yesterday (Feb 12). A GOF spokesperson revealed that the incident happened around 9.15am in Bau when a team from the Padang Pan post was carrying out patrols in an oil palm plantation field. The patrol team came across four […]
Illegal immigrants arrested, deported
BAU: Two Indonesians were detained here for having invalid travel documents during an Ops Benteng operation on Tuesday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the foreigners were later deported back to their home country through the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. “Operations were carried out at Pasar Jambusan, led by the Bau CID team,” he added […]
Five children among 11 illegals deported
BAU: Police detained 11 Indonesian illegal immigrants including five children during an integrated crime prevention operation held here last Saturday (Jan 23). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation involving 37 personnel from various branches was held at several locations in the district. Poge said those arrested comprised four men, two women, three […]
34 illegals intercepted
KUCHING: Three children were among a total of 34 illegal immigrants who were intercepted for trying to illegally cross the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. The First Division Infantry in a statement said Ops Benteng carried out by the army recorded 12 cases of illegal immigrants who were ordered to turn back to their home country between Jan […]
15 illegals who thought they could make it
KUCHING: Fifteen undocumented Indonesian immigrants, including a child, who harboured the dream of having a better life in Sarawak, were deported to their country following a failed attempt to enter and leave the state illegally over a period of three days from Tuesday (Dec 22) to Thursday (Dec 24). According to the First Infantry Division, […]
Busy night for army and smugglers
KUCHING: The army successfully foiled two land agents’ attempts to smuggle undocumented foreigners in and out of Sarawak yesterday. The First Infantry Division said the incident happened at the Ensawang oil palm plantation, Lubok Antu, about 300m from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. An army team spotted a motorcycle behaving in a suspicious manner at about 8.30pm […]
Undocumented immigrants deported
KUCHING: Five undocumented Indonesian immigrants were deported back after their attempts to enter Sarawak illegally last Tuesday were foiled. The First Infantry Division disclosed there were four incidents of immigrants attempting to enter Sarawak between 12.40pm and 5.30pm at the Malaysia – Indonesia border. The first incident happened at 12.40pm in the Balai Ringin sector […]
Eight illegal immigrants deported
KUCHING: Eight undocumented Indonesian immigrants were deported back after their attempts to enter Sarawak illegally in the past three days were foiled. The First Infantry Division disclosed the first incident happened in the Balai Ringin sector last Thursday. A patrol team managed to detain two Indonesians who were seen trying to enter Sarawak. Inspections found […]
Illegal immigrants deported
TEBEDU: Four undocumented Indonesian immigrants were deported back after attempting to enter Sarawak via a rat trail (jalan tikus) last Friday. The First Infantry Division said a patrol team spotted and inspected the foreigners who were walking towards the border around 9pm. “All of them from Entikong, Indonesia, planned to enter the state for the […]
