Door-To-Door Pakistani Textile Salesman Arrested
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 30-year-old Pakistani textile merchant who went from house to house selling his wares was arrested yesterday. He was given a compound fine of $600 and will be banned from entering the country.

The Pakistani was caught by two investigative officers from the enforcement section of the Department of Immigration who were carrying out a-normal check yesterday at a house in Lambak Kanan.

According to the man, he had been conducting his door-to-door business since i998.

He is in violation of Regulation 15(3), which states that a person holding a work pass must be employed as what is stated in his work pass.

The merchant's work pass states that he is a shop assistant or salesmen at a local shop. The work pass is valid till December 14, this year.

During his arrest, he was caught - selling textile using a station wagon. He was found standing at a customer's house holding a customer's loan account book. There were also several textile goods in his car boot.

According to him, he had been conducting this business since 1998 and got his textiles from a shop in Kiulap. He kept the profits from his sales, for example from a sale of $100, he earned a profit of $15.

He also confessed to having paid $2,300 to his employer for a year to be a guarantor for his work pass.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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