50 Foreigners Nabbed In Joint Operation
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Over 50 foreign nationals were detained for failing to produce valid documents in the latest joint operation conducted by Royal Brunei Police Force and Law Enforcement Section, Department of Immigration and National Registration on Sunday.

The targeted location of Sunday's operation was the multi-storey car park in the capital and was co-led by Senior Chief Immigration Officer from the Law Enforcement Section, Department of Immigration and National Registration, and District Commanding Officer (DCO) Brunei District Police.

The operation involved 65 enforcement personnel, 25 from the Law Enforcement Section, Immigration Department and 40 personnel from Royal Brunei Police Force.

In the operation, eight special passes were issued while 11 foreign nationals, comprising seven Indonesian men, an Indonesian woman, two Indian men and a Filipino woman, were further detained.

Rahmat Kurniawan, an Indonesian, did not have any valid documents when enforcement personnel detained him at the I floor of the multi-storey car park in the capital. He admitted to entering and residing in the country illegally. He said he entered through the Sg Tujoh border control post on April 19, with an `agent', and was driven by an Indonesian national in a vehicle bearing an Indonesian licence registration plate.

He added that two others were with him when they entered the country but he has no knowledge of their current whereabouts. He was brought to the Bandar Seri Begawan Police Station for further investigation.

The other foreign nationals detained are waiting for their employers to bring their passports.

Meanwhile, a routine inspection was conducted yesterday by the Law Enforcement Section, Department of Immigration and National Registration. It was led by Acting Chief Immigration Officer and involved five officers from the Law Enforcement Section. The targeted area of the operation was the parking area of a hotel in the capital. An Indonesian woman was held for failing to produce any valid documents.

Siti Haryanti, whose visit pass expired I I days ago, was caught while on her way to the parking area. She was taken to the Law Enforcement Section of the Immigration Department. Enforcement personnel were acting on a public tip-off.

She is suspected of being involved in immoral activities and allegedly searched for clients through her handphone, charging them $30 for her `service'. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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