Police Confiscate Dozens Of Rohingya Refugee Cellphones In Banda Aceh

Illustration - Police Personnel and Satpol PP Aceh Province supervise the Rohingya refugees who occupy the temporary shelter on the market floor of the Balee Meuseuraya Aceh (BMA) building, Banda Aceh (ANTARA PHOTO/Irwansyah Putra)

BANDA ACEH - Banda Aceh Police personnel have again secured communication tools for Rohingya refugees who are still at the Meuseuraya Aceh (BMA) Hall. Dozens of cellphones were confiscated by the police.

"The officers who secured the Rohingya ethnicity in BMA again found a communication tool in the form of a cellphone last night," said Kasatintelkam of the Banda Aceh Police, Kompol Suryo Sumatri Darmoyo, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, January 18.

The cell phone was found when officers monitored after the Isha prayer and routine recitation. Getted from Ayasullah (19) one of the refugees in BMA.

Suryo explained that the cellphone was hidden in a safe place when the police conducted a raid.

It was said that the findings of the communication tool became the 16th item, where previously the police had confiscated 15 cellphones of various brands from female Rohingya refugees in BMA.

"Now, we have secured the communication tool for data collection as the latest finding," said Suryo.

Previously, personnel from the Satreskrim and Sabhara Polresta Banda Aceh had searched all the luggage of Rohingya ethnic residents. Finally, 15 cellphones were found from women.

In addition, the police also found several cell phone numbers written by the refugees on cardboard pieces.