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Check On Errant Revelry
By James Kon, Sonia Kaur, Za'im Zaini & Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Late night revellers who were making a nuisance of themselves in downtown Gadong on Christmas Eve had a close encounter with the law.

Instead of meeting the grand old man in red, they had a shocking experience when the men in blue swooped on them and made short shrift of their inappropriate behaviour.

In their relentless effort to maintain peace and quiet as well as safeguard the nation's security aspects, the Royal Brunei Police Force launched a series of raids into some of the areas that were noted to be the haunt of some errant elements.

The main objective was to ensure that festive celebrations were done properly and with responsibility, sources said.

Similar operations were also conducted in other areas of the country. In Muara, a joint operation was held with other government enforcement agencies and the police from 11pm up until 2.30am. It was led by the Assistant OCPD and staged around the area of the Muara Police District.

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Meanwhile on the roads, numerous vehicles were apprehended for violating the traffic law at roadblocks set up by Royal Brunei Police Force at Jln Gadong from mid night' until the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Besides the commercial Gadong area, other "hotspots" known for loiterers, like Rimba and Batu Bersurat, were also inspected by the Police.

Codenamed 'Operasi Pencegahan Jenayah' or `Crime Prevention Operation', the operation in the capital involved around 50 Police personnel led by Acting DCO of Brunei Police District.

According to the DCO of Brunei District Police, the objectives of the operation were to curb unwanted, immoral behaviour and illegal activities, immigration offences as well as to clamp down the disturbing noises. Youths who were loitering around these areas were asked to produce identity cards and were given stern warnings.

The Ag. DCO said police would like to remind the public not to loiter around in public places and create disturbances. Brunei District Police would continuously conduct similar random raids in addition to patrols and inspections. If members of the public have any information on illegal activities they can channel the information to the nearest police station, he added.

The police roadblocks conducted by personnel of Investigation and Traffic depaitinent together with `Unit Tindakan Segera' or "Special Operation Squad" from the Royal Brunei Police Force lasted from midnight until six in the morning.

During the six-hour operation police caught drivers not wearing seatbelts, driving without licence as well as driving a vehicle without any road tax. Though some drivers tried to evade the roadblock by detouring to other roads, traffic police personnel have acted swiftly to catch these suspected offenders. - The Muara joint operation involved 16 officers from the religious enforcement agency, 14 officers from the Immigration's Law Enforcement Unit together with 25 police personnel from the Muara Police District.

The aim of the operation was to curb unwanted, imm,pral behaviour, immigration offences as well as religious offences.

The operation last night focused on several rented houses, rented rooms and foreign workers quarters, around the area of the Muara Police District including Serasa and Mentiri.

The police confiscated undeclared alcoholic beverages. At one place, the enforcers found a cross dresser who was visibly drunk. He was brought to the Muara Police District office for farther investigation.

Police also found a foreigner trying to evade the inspection by hiding under a bed during the operation. The foreigner was also brought to the Muara Police District office for further investigation. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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