35 Questioned In Belait Raid
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - An Indonesian woman suspected of falsifying documents and entering the country under a different name was detained by Belait Immigration Enforcement Section in a raid on Saturday night.

Reports by the section stated after investigation, officers discovered that the woman had previously worked in Brunei as a waitress but her work pass was cancelled by her employer and she returned to Indonesia in March this year.

However, the suspect returned to the country and produced a new passport bearing a different name and birth date from the passport used before. She was issued a special pass for further investigation.

Meanwhile, 35 foreign workers from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were questioned during the operation codenamed 'Ops Berkas 111', carried out by 11 Immigration officials and led by Acting Chief Immigration Officer.

The operation started at 11pm and targeted five work quarters and rented houses housing foreign workers within the areas of Lumut, Seria and Kuala Belait.

During an inspection in Kampong Lumut, four Indonesians were issued with special passes requiring them to produce their original passports to the section for further investigation. The workers had just arrived in the country last month and had been hired to work for a construction company, said an Immigration official.

The Immigration Enforcement Section said that patrols and inspections will continuously be carried out and any information relating to Immigration offenders can be directed to the department's hotline at 3331879/3341938 or 2383555/2383777.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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