JOHOR BARU: Thirty-four illegal immigrants including a child who were waiting in a transit house to return to their homeland were caught off guard when Immigration Department officers showed up instead of their boat captain.
The department’s Johor enforcement unit head Masri Adul said that the Indonesians, aged between five and 56 were found resting in an unnumbered house in Kampung Pasir, Jalan Sungai Tiram in Ulu Tiram at 2.30pm on Monday while waiting for their boat to arrive.
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