Runaway illegals hunted down in Temburong raids
By Lyna Mohammad & Dk Suria Rina

Immigration Enforcement personnel questions a Bangladeshi man.

Thai nationals are rounded up during the raid. Photos: M K Anwar

Seven immigration offenders who thought the Temburong District was out of touch from the Immigration Enforcement Department got it totally wrong when they were nabbed in several raids Thursday night.

The raids were part of an operation codenamed "Ops Buru 5" carried out by a team of ten Immigration Enforcement personnel which was led by Chief Immigration Officer Sani bin Hj Dris.

Three houses in Kg Parit Baru and Kg Batang Tuau in Temburong were targetted during the raids. At the first location targetted by the Immigration personnel, an Indian national, Addaikkalam Kathiresam was found to have had overstayed in the country after his permit had expired. He was originally working in BSB.

In a dilapidated house located in Kg Batang Tuau, three Thai men and a Bangladeshi were caught. All four were also found with expired travel permits.

The Bangladeshi, Md Ali Horayra Sakader was found to have run away from his employer.

He was initially working at a textile factory in Muara but decided to run and hide in Temburong.

Two other Bangladeshi nationals, Sazu Miah and Md Nazmul Ahasem Chowdhuray were also nabbed in another house in Kg Batang Tuau for overstaying.

All the men caught during the raid were charged under Chapter 15 (1) of the Immigrations Act.

They were reportedly held for two nights at the Bangar Police Station before being transported to BSB to face the court today.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin