Tarakan Police Thwarts 13 Illegal Migrant Workers To Malaysia

The Tarakan Police Detective and Criminal Unit, North Kalimantan, failed to send 13 illegal immigrant workers to Malaysia.

"The number of Indonesian migrant workers was initially found by seven people and followed six people, bringing a total of 13 people," said Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Adi Saptia Sudirna quoting Antara.

The chronology of the incident on Thursday, November 7 at around 12.00 WITA, a personnel of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Reskrim) of the Tarakan Police received information that someone (Indonesian migrant workers) was suspected of being sent to Malaysia.

Following up on this information, personnel from the Tarakan Police Criminal Investigation Unit headed to Tengkayu I Tarakan Port.

Then the Criminal Investigation Unit personnel found seven people, with details of three adult boys, two adult women one boy and one girl.

The police personnel then carried out an initial interrogation that they admitted that they would go to Malaysia to work as oil palm workers.

"They said that there were still six more people who were going to Malaysia. The six people were at the inn," said Adi.

Furthermore, personnel from the Tarakan Police Criminal Investigation Unit together with personnel from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tarakan KSKP Sector Police visited the inn and arrested the six people in question.

The six people admitted that they were leaving for Malaysia to work as oil palm workers. "Furthermore, a total of 13 people were secured and taken to the Tarakan Police Station for further questioning for further processing," he said.

They include HN (27/female), HR (23/male), AFM (5.5/male), JM (43/female), NR (10/female), SI (24/female), JH (20/female), SA (24/male) and NDR (2/female).

The Tarakan Police Chief revealed that currently an investigation is being carried out and is coordinating with the Tarakan City Social Service regarding the assessment of victims of alleged Trafficking in Persons (TPPO).

The Tarakan Police also coordinated with the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) of Tarakan City regarding requests for housing assistance (safe house) for victims of the alleged TIP.

"This includes coordinating with BP2MI Nunukan and holding cases in the context of determining the suspect," he said.

As for the victims in the assessment process by the Social Service and for other victims, an assessment will be carried out at the shelter.

"Then the victims have also received assistance for shelters from the Tarakan Baznas," he said.