Jailed five years for smuggling of migrants
KUCHING: A farmer from Lundu, who pleaded guilty to smuggling five illegal immigrants, was sentenced to two years’ jail today. High Court Judge Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab meted out the sentence on Julianus Mikhael after he pleaded guilty under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. The court also […]
Two local teens arrested for trying to smuggle in Indonesians
KUCHING: An attempt by two local teenagers to bring in four Indonesians illegally into Sarawak was thwarted on Thursday (July 1). Lundu OCPD DSP Damataries Lautin said the duo, along with the illegals, were stopped by People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel during a routine roadblock check at the Rambungan ferry jetty, near Lundu. He said […]
Two more bids to smuggle illegals foiled
SERIAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) 11th Battalion foiled two human trafficking bids involving 12 Indonesians in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ on Monday (June 28). District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis stated that the first case involved the arrests of two locals and 11 Indonesians around 5pm. Two suspicious vehicles were detained by […]
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 […]
Attempts to smuggle in foreign workers foiled
SERIAN: Police have thwarted attempts by two tekongs (trafficking agents) to smuggle in six foreign workers illegally into the state. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said those involved were arrested in two separate raids during Ops Benteng in Mongkos here on Monday and Wednesday. “The first arrest involved a 44-year-old local man who brought […]
Attempts to smuggle foiled
KUCHING: The Sarawak Brigade’s General Operations Force (GOF) managed to thwart the attempts of three local tekong (trafficking agents) to smuggle in five illegal immigrants into the state. GOF Sarawak commander SAC Mancha Ata said the agents were arrested in two separate raids during Ops Benteng on May 23 and 24. He said the first […]
Army foils bid to smuggle illegals in
LUNDU: Three locals’ bid to smuggle in 18 illegals to Malaysia was foiled by the army in the Kandaie Sector on Sunday (May 23). A spokesman from the First Infantry Division said the incident happened at 5.20 pm about 2km from the Indonesia-Malaysia border. “An ambush team spotted a motorcycle and a lorry travelling suspiciously […]
