Johor Malaysia Police Visit The Riau Islands Police, Discuss The Handling Of Illegal PMIs To Exchange Information On Transnational Crimes

BATAM - The Johor Malaysia Police made a bilateral visit to the Riau Islands Police to discuss the exchange of information on crimes between countries.

The Chief of the Riau Islands Police, Inspector General Aris Budiman, stated that in addition to exchanging information, his party also discussed many things, especially the handling of criminal acts that often occur in the border areas of Indonesia and Malaysia.

"We also discussed the general situation of the Riau Islands Police's jurisdiction which includes the area of waters, borders, security and security disturbances, social dynamics of society that have returned to normal, handling illegal PMI (Indonesian Migrant Workers), handling terrorism, smuggling weapons and drugs," said Aris, quoted by ANTARA. , Tuesday, August 24.

In addition, his party also exchanged experiences in the method of investigating criminal acts, exchanging information related to the modus operandi of criminal acts, exchanging information in the criminal network as well as the new routes used.

Then the application of new technical instruments in training with modern technology, continuing joint investigations and supervision as well as cooperation in HR development (Human Resources).

"The things that need to be improved include handling marine accidents, handling illegal PMIs, handling terrorism and handling drug smuggling," said Aris.

Johor Police Chief Cp. Dato Kamarul Zaman Bin Mamat added that this meeting was to discuss issues and matters for the common interest, especially the safety of the two countries.

"Information from the Indonesian embassy, there are as many as 330 thousand Indonesian citizens residing in the State of Johor, Malaysia. For this reason, good cooperation between the two parties is needed to maintain the safety of Indonesian citizens in Malaysia," he said.

With this meeting, he hopes that he can help the Malaysian Police and the Indonesian National Police in handling criminal cases or crimes between countries.