Raids Flush Out Illegal Immigrants In Seria Oil Town 
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Thai man suspected of overstaying in Brunei failed to escape from an Immigration raid at a Seria workers quarters on Thursday night.

Standing outside, the immigration officials spotted the suspect slipping out through a hole in the wall of the house. They immediately apprehended him.

The raid codenamed "Operasi Benteras 6" was conducted to search the dwellings of foreign workers suspected of violating the immigration laws. The operation started at 10 pm and ended at about 1 am.

The Immigration raiding party issued a special pass to a Thai national and detained two others for further investigation.

At another rented house in Jalan Maulana, Kuala Belait, a Filipino woman claiming to be a tourist, was detained on failing to produce valid documents to prove her "holiday stay" in Brunei.

A Filipino man was also issued a special pass to facilitate investigation of the documents he showed to the officials.

At a workers quarters in Jalan Lorong Tengah, Seria, an Indian man was detained for failing to produce valid documents to certify his stay in Brunei.

There were no suspects detained when the raiding party "ambushed" a worker's quarters at the Mumong by-pass. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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