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Malaysian among three to be charged with entering Singapore illegally by sea

Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020 07:42 AM MYT

The Singapore Police Coast Guard first detected a fiberglass boat which had no identification numbers at the sea off Eastern Buoy — off the coast of Changi — at about 9.15pm on Sunday. — Handout via TODAY SINGAPORE, Jan 14 — Three foreigners will be charged in court today with illegal entry into Singapore, after they were nabbed at sea by the Police Coast Guard on Sunday evening.

In a news release yesterday, the Singapore Police Force said that the coast guards had arrested a 44-year-old Indonesian man, a 41-year-old Indonesian woman and a 39-year-old Malaysian man for unlawful entry into Singapore.The coast guards first detected a fiberglass boat which had no identification numbers at the sea off Eastern Buoy — off the coast of Changi — at about 9.15pm on Sunday.

The trio were arrested for entering Singapore unlawfully under the Immigration Act, with the Malaysian man also being investigated for engaging in the business or trade of conveying illegal immigrants to Singapore.If convicted of engaging in the business or trade of smuggling illegal immigrants into Singapore, the offender could be jailed between two and five years and be given at least three strokes of the cane.

 

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