Police intensifying search for escaped detainees in Bidor


TAPAH: Police are intensifying efforts to track down 130 illegal immigrants who escaped from the Temporary Immigration Depot in Bidor last night, with the search focused on areas within a certain radius of the detention centre.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the escapees, aged between 17 and 35 years old, were believed to be hiding in nearby areas as they fled without any money, personal necessities and food.

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