Roadblock Set Up To Catch Booze Smugglers On New Year’s Eve

Bandar Seri Begawan – Year 2004 drew to its end yesterday but it did not deter the Royal Brunei Police Force from carrying out its mandate of ensuring peace and protecting the public from any dangers by apprehending law breakers.

A roadblock was set up last night at 9pm specifically to present a physical reminder to visitors coming into the country as well as to local residents that any infractions of justice would be immediately meted out.

Police officers from the Limau Manis Police station conducted the roadblock operation.

On Thursday evening, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei commanded that all forms of entertainment to celebrate the New Year were cancelled.

Towards this end, the roadblock set up last night for the Police to stop and search every vehicle, entering the country, to ensure that smuggling of alcohol in particular into the country would be detected.

Officers from the Syariah Enforcement Unit were also on hand last night to take over should any local Muslims be caught trying to bring alcohol into the country.

Most of the traffic flow into Brunei consisted of holiday makers returning home just before the school term started.

Some of the motorists said that they had waited in a four-hour traffic queue just to enter into the country.

Although no arrests were made last night, it did show that the laws and regulations of the Sultanate were respected and adhered to, thanks largely to the tireless and continuous vigil of the country's law 'enforcement agencies. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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