JOHOR BARU: Police set up barbed wire near the fence at the banks of Selat Tebrau after eight individuals were captured on CCTV entering the country illegally.
Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said a police officer who was on duty at the Bangunan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) received information about an illegal entry at about 1.12am on Friday (June 17).
He said further investigation from the CCTV footage of the area found that there were five men and three women involved in the illegal entry.
"The case is being investigated under Section 6(3) of the Immigration Act," he said in a statement.
Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the barbed wire was among the early measures to safeguard the country’s border.
He said the police had also stationed its personnel round-the-clock in the area.
"The police are now tracking the individuals who had entered Malaysia through the illegal route," he said in a statement posted on his Facebook.
Onn Hafiz added that he had also discussed with the Home Ministry about issues related to CIQ buildings in Johor.
"I hope the Ministry would take these issues more seriously as it affects the image of the country and Johor," he said.
According to Onn Hafiz, the video of the incident went viral on Thursday (June 16).
