Joint operation to monitor border crossings in Lumapas
By CT Hj Mahmod

Enforcement officers from Brunei's Land and Transport Department inspecting a vehicle for valid road tax.

A team of law enforcement agencies from the Royal Brunei Police Force, Customs and Excise Department, Immigration Department and Land and Transport joined forces late yesterday afternoon to conduct checks on human and vehicle traffic at the border separating Kg. Lumapas and Kg. Pandam in Malaysia.

The inspection was of security concern, said a law enforcement officer, with checks for valid travel documents and vehicles with expired road tax, as well as attempts to smuggle illegal goods into Brunei.

However, the main concern was the flow of human traffic from the neighbouring country into Brunei without carrying proper travelling documents, as it is only a walking distance and people from Limbang could easily saunter across the border.

And yesterday, two female and one male were detained for not possessing valid travel documents.

Heading the team during the inspection routine was the OCS of Limau Manis Police Station, and the team involved; 20 personnel both from the Sengkurong and Limau Manis Police Stations; 5 from Customs and Excise Department; 14 from Immigration Department and 5 from Land and Transport.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin