Foreigners jump into river but fail to escape Immigration’s clutches

JITRA: A Bangladeshi and a Myanmar national darted and jump into a river behind their house in Kampung Bendahara, Kodiang to escape the clutches of Kedah Immigration Department enforcement officers early Tuesday (Feb 13), but to no avail.  

State immigration director Zuhair Jamaludin said prior to the incident, the duo, aged 35 and 38, were fast asleep and caught off-guard in the 2am operation dubbed “Ops Mega”, which was conducted in Tunjang here and in Kodiang.