JOHOR BARU: Police set up barbed wire close to the fence on the banks of Selat Tebrau after eight people had been captured on CCTV getting into the nation illegally.
Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat stated a police officer who was on obligation on the Bangunan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) obtained details about an unlawful entry at about 1.12am on Friday (June 17).
He stated additional investigation from the CCTV footage of the realm discovered that there have been 5 males and three girls concerned in the unlawful entry.
“The case is being investigated beneath Section 6(3) of the Immigration Act,” he stated in a press release.
Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi stated the barbed wire was among the many early measures to safeguard the nation’s border.
He stated the police had additionally stationed its personnel round the clock in the realm.
“The police at the moment are monitoring the people who had entered Malaysia through the unlawful route,” he stated in a press release posted on his Facebook.
Onn Hafiz added that he had additionally mentioned with the Home Ministry about points associated to CIQ buildings in Johor.
“I hope the Ministry would take these points extra severely because it impacts the picture of the nation and Johor,” he stated.
According to Onn Hafiz, the video of the incident went viral on Thursday (June 16).
