Illegal immigrants, porous border keep them busy
KUCHING: Border control and illegal entry by immigrants via rat trails (jalan tikus) are challenges for the state’s police force. “These issues become a challenge for us due to the wide-stretch of the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia. “If we want to close off the border entirely (100 percent), it is difficult to do […]
GOF foils illegal entry attempt
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Sunday caught two undocumented immigrants for entering Sarawak illegally. A GOF spokesperson said a patrol team from Kampung Raso post caught two Indonesian men and inspected them around 8.30pm. “Inspections found that they failed to produce any valid travel documents to the team. “Their modus operandi is that […]
Illegal immigrants, human smugglers arrested
SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed two locals and six illegal immigrants on Monday (March 15). District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said a GOF team stopped two vehicles for inspection around 3am in Jalan Mongkos-Serian, about 8km from a known ‘rat trail’ (illegal route). “Four persons－a local and three Indonesians－were inside the first […]
Attempt to smuggle in 10 Indonesians thwarted
TEBEDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 10 Indonesians last Wednesday (Mar 10). GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the human smuggling attempt took place around 8pm near Kampung Tesu Kura near here. The patrol team stopped a van for inspection and found 11 persons — 10 Indonesians […]
GOF foil human smuggling bid
SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted a human smuggling attempt and two attempts by eight Indonesians to enter the state illegally at separate locations last Thursday. GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata disclosed that the human smuggling attempt took place around 8pm in Bunan Gega, Serian when a patrol team came across a […]
State mulls deploying more resources to curb illegal immigrants
KUCHING: Sarawak may allocate more resources for intelligence-centric projects in order to curd the serious threats posed by illegal immigrants. This was discussed at the Fourth Border Security Control Committee (BSCC) meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing today (Mar 4). The meeting also discussed ways to halt […]
Sarawak approves illegal immigrant recalibration plan
KUCHING: The state government has approved the implementation of the Illegal Immigrant Recalibration Plan effective March 15 to June 30. This was announced by State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today (Mar 3). Elaborating on the details of the plan, Sarawak Immigration director Datuk Ken Leben said the plan comprised […]
Sarawak GOF arrest 12 illegals in Tebedu
TEBEDU: A bid by 12 foreigners to enter Sarawak illegally was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) today. Acting on information, a team of GOF personnel raided a house here around 4.30am. Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the team found 12 Indonesians —nine men, two women and a boy, aged between five […]
Illegal immigrants nabbed in Sematan
KUCHING: Seven illegal immigrants were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) in Sematan, about 110km from here. A patrol team from the Telok Melano outpost carried out inspections on six men and a woman on Sunday (Feb 21) around 4.40pm. The group failed to produce any valid travel documents, committing offences under Section 6(1) […]
GOF arrests four illegals
SRI AMAN: Four illegal immigrants were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for entering Sarawak via an illegal route. The incident happened yesterday (15 Feb) around 11am when a team from the Lachau post was carrying out patrols around Jalan Ladang Sawit, Kampung Rapak Baru near the Malaysia-Indonesia border. During their patrol, the team […]
