Armed Forces nab 16 illegals trying to sneak in by sea


The undocumented Indonesian migrants detained at Pulau Kerengga in Johor. – Photo courtesy of the Malaysian Armed Forces

KOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Armed Forces caught 16 Indonesian illegal immigrants during Ops Benteng patrols on Monday (Nov 8) within areas under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Division Malaysian Infantry.

The officers-in-charge of an observation post detected sounds coming from a boat at around 1am Monday near the estuary of Pulau Kerengga in Teluk Ramunia near here.

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