18 illegal immigrants nabbed in attempt to sneak in via Kota Tinggi 23 Jan 2021 / 21:15 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Eighteen illegal Indonesian immigrants were detained at Teluk Ramunia, Kota Tinggi, Johor while attempting to enter the country illegally, this morning.
According to a statement from the Malaysian Third Infantry Division Headquarters in the Terendak Camp, Melaka, all of them were detained in three raids at 2.15 am, 7 am and 10.50 am during Op Benteng.
In the statement, the Quick Reaction Force team with the drone team of the Defence Staff Intelligence Division were deployed after the Malaysian Maritime Sea Surveillance System (Swasla) detected the movement of a suspicious boat heading towards the location.