Cops nab eight illegal immigrants


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 02 Feb 2014

JOHOR BARU: Marine police caught an Indonesian illegal immigrant who landed at a mangrove forest in Pontian, while seven others were nabbed near a river in Kota Tinggi for trying to flee the country.

Commander of Region Two of the Marine police Asst Comm Zainul Abidin Hasan said in the first case, a team of marine police spotted a boat moving fast towards Pantai Rambah in Pontian at about 11pm on Friday.

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