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21 Afghan illegal immigrants arrested in West Lombok
Panca Nugraha , The Jakarta Post , West Lombok | Wed, 06/24/2009 9:17 PM | National
West Lombok Police have arrested 21 Afghan illegal immigrants and two locals who had attempted to smuggle them to Australia.West Lombok Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Supriyanto said Wednesday his officers had detained the immigrants during an operation on Tuesday at a hotel in Lingsar district, Mataram.
“They did not have any passports or visas. They showed only some notes from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) saying they were still under the organization's supervision,” Agus said.
The immigrants had planned to pass through Flores, East Nusa Tenggara and Rote Island before reaching their final destination in Australia, Agus added.
“From Rote, they would go by cargo ship to Australia,” he said.
The two East Lombok residents, identified as Marzuki and Suyatman, who had helped the immigrants, will be charged under the immigration law for providing facilities to illegal immigrants.
Both residents may face up to five years in prison and Rp 25 million (US$ 2,500) in fines.
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