18 foreigners nabbed in joint ops
SRI AMAN: The Sarawak Immigration Department, in collaboration with the Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ), recently conducted a joint special operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu’, resulting in the arrest of 18 foreigners. A roadblock, organised jointly by the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Division and the Sri Aman JPJ Operation Unit, was set up in Lubok Antu to […]
Man fined RM54k for transporting illegal foreigners, unlawful passport possession
KUCHING: The Sessions Court imposed a fine of RM54,000 on a man for transporting five illegal foreigners in a van and the unlawful possession of an Indonesian man’s passport two years ago. Hii, 44, pleaded guilty to the two charges before Judge Iris Awen Jon at the end of the trial on Wednesday (Dec 13). […]
Large number of Indonesian workers have been sent home: Anwar
JAKARTA: Tens of thousands of Indonesian workers in Malaysia who do not have documents have been sent home, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said though the issue of documents is a serious matter, the Malaysian government will see that it is handled well without going through court proceedings. “In cases of those […]
Syndicate busted, 63 foreigners and four immigration officers nabbed
KUCHING: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) has successfully brought down a smuggling syndicate with the arrest of 63 foreigners and four immigration officers in Bintulu after three months of surveillance. An operation codenamed ‘Ops Kenyalang’ by a team of officers from Putrajaya JIM Intelligence and Special Operations Division and Sarawak JIM operation officers, was conducted […]
Two jailed two years each for human trafficking
KUCHING: Two local men were each sentenced to two years in prison by the High Court here today for smuggling foreigners into the country. The accused Chan, 37, and Even, 26, each pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act (ATIPSOM) 2007 which was read […]
First two days of ‘Ops Jala’ nets 20 illegals
KUCHING: The first two days of ‘Ops Jala’ resulted in the detention of 20 undocumented foreigners. Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit (UPKN) director Datuk Dr Chai Khin Chung said operations were carried out at eight construction sites across the city from Jan 20 to 21. Authorities checked a total of 521 individuals, and of the […]
Five illegal immigrants detained
LUNDU: Five undocumented foreigners were detained for enterimg Sarawak through a non-gazetted road on Wednesday (Nov 18). A team of State Immigration Department and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) personnel caught them and a local driver who brought them in at Jalan Lundu around 6.05am. State Immigration Department director Datuk Ken Leben explained that the arrests were […]
Human smuggling: Locals, Indonesians arrested
SERIAN: Two locals, believed to be the brains behind the smuggling of foreigners into Sarawak, and three Indonesians were arrested along the Serian-Tebedu road on Thursday (Oct 29). In a statement, district police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said a team from the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) special branch made the arrest around 8am. They […]
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 […]
Foreigners nabbed at jalan tikus
KUCHING: A patrol team from the 10th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (10RRD) thwarted an attempt by six undocumented foreigners who wanted to return to their country through a ‘rat trail’ (jalan tikus) on Saturday. The First Infantry Division, in a statement, said that the group of six was arrested by the soldiers while patrolling the […]