Foreigners Held For Immigration Offences
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Nineteen foreign workers were apprehended yesterday on suspicion of violating immigration laws.

The Law Enforcement Section, Department of Immigration and National Registration, targeted rented houses and workers' quarters in Kg Jerudong, Kg Jangsak, Kg Kiarong, Perpindahan Kg Rimba Gadong, Kg Salambigar and a building on JIn Teraja in the capital.

The operation, led by the Assistant Director of Immigration and Chief Senior Immigration Officer, involved 21 personnel.

Four special passes and one summons letter were issued.

Held were five Bangladeshi, one Thai, seven Indonesian men and three women, and a Filipino and a Filipina. Some of them are detained at the BSB police station.

A 40-year-old Bangladeshi found to have no documents was caught in a rented room in Perpindahan Kg. Rimba, Gadong with two other Bangladeshis. The one renting the room will be investigated for harbouring an immigration offender.

A worker who ran away from his employer was found to have a working pass expired since April 14, 2004.

Another Bangladeshi whose photocopied special pass expired since July 19, 2003, was caught hiding in a rented room in Kg Kiarong.

A 29-year-old Indonesian whose chop to leave-expired on Sept 13, 2006 was caught in a rented room on Jalan Teraja.

A 28-year-old Indonesian who admitted his immigration pass has expired for more than three months was caught in a building on Jalan Teraja, along with a 32-year old Indonesian. The latter said his passport given to an Indonesian "agent" had an immigration pass that expired three months ago.

A 19-year-old Thai was caught in Kg Jangsak in the early morning while waiting on the roadside. His immigration pass had expired since Sept 18, 2006.

Two cases were referred to the Religious Enforcement Section.

A 39-year-old local female was caught with a 38-yearold Indonesian, with an expired visit pass, in a rented room on Jalan Teraja.

In a rented room in a building in Gadong, a Muslim Indonesian woman was found sleeping in the same room with two Indonesian Muslim rnen.

They were all issued with a special pass. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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