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 […]
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 […]
Five arrested, three air rifles seized
MUKAH: The local police have arrested five Indonesians at an unnumbered house in Sungai Liuk, Balingian near here. In the house, the police also found three homemade air rifles, two bottles of methanol and 20 marbles. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said during the operation around 9pm last Saturday there were four Indonesians, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Three years imprisonment for illegal logging
KUCHING: Two Indonesians have been sentenced to jail for three years each by the Sessions Court for illegal logging activities. Sarawak Forest Department director Datuk Hamden Mohamad revealed that the duo was caught in Kampung Kandis Baru, Bau on Dec 26 last year. Both accused have pleaded guilty before Judge Steve Ritikos to harvesting forest […]
Call to help track them down five foreign men who fled after screening
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The police are calling for the cooperation of the public to track down five Indonesian men who fled after undergoing Covid-19 screening on Dec 21. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said two of them were confirmed positive for Covid-19 based on the screening results on Dec 23. He said the […]
12 illegal immigrants deported
KUCHING: Twelve undocumented Indonesian immigrants were deported back after their attempts to enter Sarawak illegally last Sunday (Dec 13) were foiled. The First Infantry Division disclosed there were four incidents of immigrants attempting to enter Sarawak from 1.25pm to 11pm at two sectors — Kandaie and Tebedu. The first incident happened at 1.25pm in the […]
Five Indonesians, one local arrested for cross-border smuggling
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested six men comprising five Indonesians and a local, in two separate cases of illegal cross border smuggling activities last Thursday. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first incident took place around 8.15am at the border in Biawak, Lundu. A team from 11th Battalion GOF spotted […]
14-year-old boy among four arrested for illegal gambling
KUCHING: A 14-year-old was among the four males arrested in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling call centre at house in Jalan Stutong, on Wednesday (Nov 25). Kuching police chief, ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that the 1.20pm raid was conducted by a team of CID from Kuching District Police Headquarters (IPD). All […]
