LUNDU: Eight foreigners, including three women, were ordered to return back to their country after they were caught attempting to enter Sarawak illegally on Tuesday.
The First Infantry Division said that an army patrol team spotted the group walking towards the Sarawak-Indonesia border and tried to enter the state around 10.45am in Biawak.
The group, comprising five men and three women, were detained for inspections before they could enter the country via an illegal route.
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 RM5,820.
Following inspections, the foreigners were later taken to the country’s border to be deported back to Indonesia.
The army assured that they are committed to maintaining security and safeguarding the state’s sovereignty, especially in preventing illegal entries or cross-border crimes.
