Batam Immigration Arrests 2 Fugitives From The Philippines

Batam Immigration secured two fugitives from the Philippines and then picked up an Investigative Team from the Wasdakim Directorate (ANTARA/HO-Imigration Batam)

JAKARTA - The Immigration Office Class I of the Batam Immigration Checkpoint (TPI), Riau Islands arrested two fugitives from the Philippines in Batam, suspected of being involved in cases of immigration violations, and transnational crimes.

Head of the Immigration Information and Communication Section of the Class I Immigration Office Special for TPI Batam Kharisma Rukmana said the two fugitives were arrested while continuing their journey to Malaysia through the Batam Center International Port gate.

The two suspects with the initials SG (40) and KO (24) have been handed over to the Philippine Immigration Bureau.

"The two suspects have been taken to Jakarta and handed over for deportation," said Kharisma as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, August 22.

After further checking by coordinating with the Directorate of Immigration Supervision and Enforcement, it was found that the two foreigners were Filipino citizens who were on the wanted list (DPO) in accordance with a search request letter from the Philippines BOI to the Directorate General of Immigration issued on August 19, 2024.

Apart from SG and KO, his party is currently also hunting for AG (38) and WG (34).

The four foreigners are said to be included in the DPO of the Philippine Government, because they are suspected of being involved in immigration violations and are the main suspects in transnational crime cases.

"We found them (the Filipino fugitives) at the Batam Center, based on the results of examinations and searches through the Foreigner Reporting Application, officers found that there was a person named ZJ (WN Singapore) who ordered four rooms at the Harris Batam Center Hotel for the last 3 days for them," he said.

After the arrest, SG and KO were secured at the Batam Special Class I Immigration Office and then picked up by the Investigative Team from the Wasdakim Directorate on Wednesday (21/8/2024), then handed over and escorted by Immigration officers from the Philippines BOI on Thursday, August 22, 2024.