Police Face Angry Dogs In Raiding Homes

Bandar Seri Begawan – Berakas Police raided a number of homes in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday meeting with a variety of responses.

At one house angry dogs kept the raiding party at bay and at another workers’ quarters occupants refused them entry.

The joint operation that was conducted by more than 20 officers from the Berakas Police Station and the Customs Enforcement Unit who swooped down on three locations last night.

The first raid was on Kampong Serusop where the law enforcers discovered smuggled alcohol and tobacco.

Several foreigners were also detained for not having identification documents.

The second location targeted by the officers last night was another block of workers quarters in Sungai Akar.

Some workers initially refused the officers entry but eventually relented.

Several suspects were detained and brought back to the station until their real identities could be verified.

The officers were welcomed at the third suspected site with a pair of angry dogs.

After a thorough search, the officers were unable to find what they were looking for

but discovered that one of the tenants had in her possession a recently expired passport and identity card.

Five foreigners were detained throughout the whole operation of whom two were Filipino women and three Thai males.

Four were detained for not possessing the proper identification papers.

The fifth was detained under the Customs Act for hiding six bottles of white wine and a carton of smuggled cigarettes. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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