LUNDU: Five foreign men have been ordered to return back to their country after they were caught entering Sarawak illegally for employment purposes this morning (May 22).
The First Infantry Division said a team of Malaysian and Indonesian soldiers came across the group walking from the Indonesia border into the state around 10.30am in Biawak.
All of them, aged between 20 and 49, were detained for inspections as they entered the country via an illegal route, about 118 metres from the border.
“Further questioning found that the group was en route to work in Sarawak.
“No prohibited or dangerous items were found among the foreigners’ possessions except a sum of cash, phones, wallets and clothes with a total value of RM4,580,” the division said.
Following checks, the foreigners were escorted to the state’s border to be deported back to Indonesia.
The army assured that they are committed to tightened border control and safeguard the state’s sovereignty from any illegal entries or cross-border crimes.
