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KUALA LUMPUR: Eighty-eight illegal immigrants, four captains and a smuggler were arrested yesterday while trying to enter the country under Ops Benteng.
Chief Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) He said eight ground vehicles were seized in the arrest.
“Yesterday 82 barricades were carried out involving the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), the Malaysian Border Security Agency (AKSEM) and the Armed Forces.
“The government will crack down on anyone who tries to sneak into the country, especially through rat tracks,” he said in a statement on the development of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) here today.
He said that yesterday he also witnessed the arrest of 101 people for violating RMCO with 86 issued compounds and 15 in preventive detention.
There were also 26 offenders for not wearing a mask, followed by 24 for defying the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), physical distancing (19), failing to provide check-in facilities (13), illegal immigrants (10), pub and nightclub activities (six) and venues that operate beyond the permitted hours (three).
Meanwhile, from July 24 to yesterday, 30,314 people have returned to their homes through international controls and all of them were located in 69 hotels and eight other locations, including public training institutes and private institutions.
He said that of the total, 9,350 people are in mandatory quarantine, while 71 people were sent to hospitals for treatment and 20,893 more were discharged and returned home.
The returnees came from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Turkey, South Korea, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Timor. Leste, Taiwan, China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
In this regard, Ismail Sabri said that the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumption (KPDNHEP) also carried out a daily monitoring of the supply of 12 foods in 680 commercial premises, including retailers (481), wholesalers (170) and manufacturers (29).
“KPDNHEP enforcement officers also conducted 1,225 inspections on compliance with RMCO’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and found 1,216 locations adhering to the stipulated SOP, while nine non-compliant locations received advice,” he said. – Named
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