Fined For Illegal Entry
By Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Filipino woman was fined $1,500 or two months' jail in default after she pleaded guilty to entering Brunei illegally before the Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Naysa Cantones Villanueva, 26, was charged with entering Brunei from Limbang without producing her passport before Immigration officers for arrival clearance at the Kuala Lurah Checkpoint.

Immigration prosecutor Moharefandi Hj Md Tahir told the court that Naysa wanted to go to Limbang on September 27 and handed over her passport to Immigration officers for departure clearance at the Checkpoint, where personnel found out that there was a departure mark inscribed in it dated September 18, 2003 but there was no arrival mark imprinted in her passport after the said departure date.

She was given a special pass to appear at the enforcement division of the Immigrations Department.

She attended the meeting and investigations revealed that she first arrived here from Labuan as a tourist in January this year.

The Prosecutor further added that the defendant had since travelled frequently to neighbouring Limbang so she could extend her stay here.

Naysa admitted to the court that she did not present her passport for arrival clearance on the said date. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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