GOF’s operation nets six illegals
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested six undocumented foreigners in an operation codenamed “Ops Benteng Covid” on Thursday (Sept 3). Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the operation was carried out at 12.30am on two houses located at Kampung Kendaie oil palm plantation, here. During an inspection made in the operation, the […]
15 compounded for violating SOP
KUCHING: Fifteen errant individuals statewide were slapped with compounds by police for not wearing face masks in public places. “Five individuals were issued with compounds in Kuching, followed by five in Padawan, three in Samarahan and one each in Betong and Sarikei,” said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in a statement today. To date, enforcement […]
32 compounded for violating SOPs
KUCHING: Police compounded 32 individuals in the state on Saturday (Aug 15) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the police would continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face masks and social distancing in public places. “Kuching […]
Anti-smuggling operations a success
BAU: Yesterday, the Army conducted two operations ― Ops Awas and Ops Benteng ― which were both a success. In Ops Awas, they thwarted an attempt to smuggle alcohol worth RM23,000 through the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in Serikin. According to a statement, a patrol came upon a motorcycle and a van at a ‘rat trail’ around […]
Human trafficking bid foiled
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) thwarted an attempt to smuggle in five undocumented foreigners at one “Ops Benteng” roadblock at Kuching-Serian Road last Monday. Sarawak JKDM director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said a team from the JKDM Kuching Enforcement Division inspected a van at around 12.30am and found five Indonesians hiding in […]
National Task Force on immigrants set up
KUCHING: A National Task Force has been set up to study the demarcation elements on illegal entry of foreigners through ‘rat trails’ (illegal routes), said deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Mazlan Mansor. “The matter is also undertaken in the Ops Covid and Ops Benteng to curb the entry of illegal immigrants into the country and […]
MAF chief visits Sarawak-Kalimantan border
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) chief Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang on Sunday (June 21) conducted a working visit to the joint MAF and Indonesian National Armed Forces post at the Biawak Operation Planning Committee Camp in Lundu, Sarawak. The MAF headquarters, in a statement, said Affendi’s visit was to study the preparedness […]
49 new rat trails identified in Sarawak
LUNDU: As many as 49 new rat routes have been identified in Sarawak that are used by illegal immigrants to enter and exit the country Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) chief Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang today said the town of Biawak is one of the areas in the state which has many hotspots that need […]
Anticipated increase in illegals re-entry after Aidilfitri
ALOR GAJAH: Coastline patrols via Ops Benteng will be intensified to curb an expected increase of illegal immigrants’ entry through illegal landing spots along the Straits of Melaka after Aidilfitri. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) deputy director-general of operations Vice-Admiral Datuk Ibrahim Mohamed said there were possibilities that the migrants would attempt to find their way back into the country after […]
