Detained Indonesian Women Blame 'Agent' For Expired Passes
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Three foreign nationals were apprehended yesterday in a routine inspection conducted by the Law Enforcement Section, Department of Immigration and National Registration.

The seven-personnel operation led a Chief Immigration Officer from the Law Enforcement Section was conducted at rented house in Jalan Madewa Kg Bunut at 315pm.

A 27-year-old Indonesian woman who failed to provide valid immigration documents was caught at a room in the rented house in Kg Bunut while staying with three other people.

She was `taken to the Law Enforcement Office for investigation. After checking through the office computer system, if was found that her immigration pass expired on September 12, 2006 but she claimed to have passed her passport to an Indonesian woman who was acting as an "agent".

Another 24-year-old Indonesian woman who failed to provide valid immigration documents was detained at the same rented house. Her immigration pass expired on July 21 and she also alleged that she had handed her passport to an Indonesian woman "agent".

Meanwhile, an Indonesian man was released after it was found that his immigration pass is still valid. The inspection was a follow-up to a raid on December 13, 2006 at a commercial complex in the capital where two other Indonesian women who had no documents were found staying with two other men whom they claimed to be their "brother" and "cousin".

According to their statement, they had handed their passports to an "agent" who is suspected to be on the run.

In a separate operation conducted by the Customs Prevention and Intelligence Section, two foreign nationals were detained during a patrol in the waters of Kg Sungai Bunga yesterday morning.

After a check was made through the Law Enforcement Section's computer system, it was found that one of them, a 24 -year-old Filipino, has an immigration pass which expired on December 10, 2006. While the other foreign national was released after his immigration pass was found to be still valid. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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