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 […]
Employer fined for harbouring illegal immigrants
KUCHING: An employer in Sibu has pleaded guilty before the Sessions Court and was fined RM225,000 — RM5,000 per illegal immigrant that he harboured. In default he would get jail time, and he was also given the option of serving jail time of 135 months (three months per person). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Ten illegals deported after failed entry attempt
KUCHING: Ten Indonesian nationals, all men, were caught attempting to enter Sarawak illegally in three different locations during the weekend. General Operations Force (GOF) Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first incident happened last Saturday (Jan 30) around 9.30am in Tebedu, Serian. A GOF 11th Battalion team was carrying out patrols in the […]
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 […]
Intensify security at border hot spots
KUCHING: Sarawak needs to reinforce and intensify security along its border especially at ‘hot spots’ to prevent entry of illegal immigrants and to contain the spread of Covid-19. “We must reinforce security measures at our borders, especially in hot spots like Bau, Lundu, Telok Melano, Biawak and Serikin,” said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk […]
Ops Jala sees 58 illegal immigrants rounded up so far
KUCHING: Fifty-eight illegal immigrants have been detained in Ops Jala operations so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the immigrants, detained under Section 15(1) of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act 1988 (Act 342), were now placed in quarantine centres. So far, 22 construction sites and 14 […]
Illegal immigrants nabbed in Bau deported
BAU: Three illegal immigrants were detained in an ‘Ops Benteng’ operation on Monday (Jan 25). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation involving seven personnel from the district’s CID team took place in Jalan Johari Shunchar here. The team detained three Indonesian men who did not have any legal travel document. All of […]
Two human smuggling bids foiled
SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted two human smuggling attempts by four local agents, known colloquially as tekong, within two hours last Saturday (Jan 23). Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first attempt happened around 9.40pm at a parking lot under the Sadong Bridge, Jalan Serian-Sri Aman. A team, acting on information, […]
Ops Jala nets 20 illegal immigrants
KUCHING: Enforcement officers arrested 20 illegal immigrants in the last two days under Ops Jala launched in December last year to curb the entry of illegal immigrants (Pati) into the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the issue of imported Covid-19 cases especially involving Pati was one of the challenges faced […]
459 illegal immigrants picked up in ‘Ops Sapu’
KUCHING: Authorities engaged in ‘Ops Sapu’ operations have rounded up 459 illegal immigrants so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one of the issues was illegal immigrants and many had been found positive for Covid-19. “Recently, one in Sri Aman was placed in the detention centre and later […]
