AKPS Thwarts Attempt By 26 Bangladeshis To Enter Malaysia Illegally

SEPANG, Aug 6 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) denied entry to 26 Bangladeshi men from entering Malaysia because they did not meet the requirements and attempted to enter the country using questionable reasons.

According to an AKPS statement, all those who arrived early yesterday morning on two flights from Dhaka to enter Malaysia were intercepted by the AKPS Monitoring Team at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 here yesterday.

“Based on intelligence information obtained earlier, the group used two flights, and their entry routes are believed to have been planned systematically with the assistance of certain parties.

“Upon arrival at the international arrival gate of KLIA Terminal 1, all of them were intercepted by the AKPS Monitoring Team as soon as they disembarked from the aircraft and were immediately escorted to the AKPS KLIA1 Operations Office for further screening,” according to the statement.

The statement also said that the AKPS KLIA then issued an order for all of them to be sent back to their home country on the next flight.

“This success is the result of close cooperation between AKPS intelligence and monitoring units in preventing the entry of high-risk individuals who may threaten national security and public order.

“Such firm action will be continued as part of the commitment to strengthen the country’s border control, especially at major entry points such as KLIA,” said the statement.

Meanwhile, in ALOR SETAR, the AKPS issued Notices of Refusal of Entry (NPM) against 11 foreign nationals at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Quarantine, Customs and Security Complex (ICQS) near here yesterday.

In a statement today, the AKPS said that enforcement action was taken after all the individuals were found to have committed various offences and failed to comply with entry requirements as stipulated under Section 8(3) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.

All of the individuals who were denied entry comprised nine men and two women, who were Bangladesh, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka nationals.

“In accordance with the prevailing standard operating procedures (SOP), all foreign nationals were instructed to return to their country of origin through the same entry point immediately,” it said.

AKPS said that it takes every attempt to enter the country without complying with the established laws seriously and will not compromise with any party attempting to exploit the country’s immigration facilities.

It also said that firm action is part of AKPS’s ongoing commitment to safeguard the country’s border sovereignty and security from any form of threat.

“AKPS will continue to tighten control and inspections at all entry points to the country to ensure that only genuine and qualified foreign visitors are allowed to enter Malaysia,” it added.

— BERNAMA

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