Man, 73, among Indonesian illegals detained at border
SAMARAHAN: A 73-year-old illegal immigrant was among those detained during ‘Ops Benteng’ by the army for crossing the border without relevant papers on Tuesday (May 17). The Malaysia First Infantry Division said there were two separate border crossing incidents – the arrests of transporters and illegal immigrants, and eviction of illegal immigrants at the border. […]
Bintulu MMEA detain tugboat with expired licence
BINTULU: A tugboat was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) about one nautical mile from the Sungai Kemena rivermouth. Bintulu MMEA director Capt (Maritime) Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the suspicious tugboat was detected during Ops Permai and Ops Benteng patrol at around 6.50pm, Tuesday (Feb 8). “Based on the inspection carried out, […]
Vessels detained for ferrying sand without valid documents
BINTULU: A tugboat and a barge sailing from Kuching to Bintulu were detained for using expired documents to carry cargo. The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (Malaysia Maritime) Bintulu Maritime Zone detained the two vessels around 4.20pm near the estuary of Sungai Kemena Bintulu. According to Bintulu Maritime Zone Director Capt Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad, the […]
Abang Jo receives visit from NTF delegation
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from the National Task Force (NTF) delegation, led by Rear Admiral Datuk Aris Adi Tan Abdullah, at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here on Thursday (Jan 20). Discussions mainly focused on the cooperation between both parties, especially on the implementation of Ops […]
Two tekongs with three illegals nabbed while 32 others deported
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has charted six series of successes in Ops Benteng enforcement involving the arrest of two tekongs (trafficking agents) with three illegal immigrants, while 32 others were ordered to return to their home country. GOF Sarawak commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the arrests and deportations were made between Oct 11 […]
No more roadblocks but public reminded of SOP responsibility
By Penerangan SIMANGGANG: After operating for eight months, all roadblocks (SJR) in Sarawak ended on Wednesday (Oct 6) except for SJR Ops Benteng. Sri Aman police chief DSP Bingkok John said although SJR Simpang Engkilili, Jalan Sri Aman-Betong had been terminated, the public were reminded to continue to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) to […]
Attempts by 12 illegals to enter state thwarted
KUCHING: Twelve illegal immigrants were caught by the Malaysian Armed Forces last Sunday (Aug 29). A spokesman for the First Infantry Division said all the detained immigrants have since been deported to their country of origin. The first case took place around 2pm when an ambush team caught three Indonesian men walking along an illegal […]
Army stops attempts to enter Sarawak illegally
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) have thwarted three separate attempts by 10 illegal immigrants to enter Sarawak on the same day. A spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division said all the immigrants detained on Sunday (Aug 22) had since been deported to their country of origin. In the first attempt at around 2.45pm, a […]
Deceptive tactics of human smugglers
SERIAN: Human traffickers (tekong) are resorting to various tactics to outwit enforcement officers in their bid to smuggle in illegal immigrants. According to Ops Benteng field officer ASP Megat Faizal Megat Fuad, the tekong would make symbols using wood cuttings and dried leaves — arranged in certain formation, the meanings of which are known only […]
Bid to smuggle in illegal immigrants foiled
SERIAN: Police foiled a local man’s bid to smuggle two illegal immigrants into Sarawak on Sunday. At 1pm, a police team carrying out Ops Benteng Covid patrol at Jalan Serian-Tebedu received a public tip-off on the entry of illegal immigrants through an illegal route (jalan tikus) in Tebedu. Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis said the […]
