Police detain boatpeople<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police have detained 42 Afghan and
\nPakistani boatpeople who officials believed were bound for
\nAustralia, police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Alor deputy police chief Maj. Yasirman was quoted by Antara as
\nsaying that the group, comprising mainly adult males, was
\narrested in a small village of Dulolong last week as they were
\nabout to board several small boats owned by local fishermen.<\/p>\n
The official said all but 14 of them had entered Indonesia
\nlegally with proper travel documents.<\/p>\n
He said the group was now in detention in Kupang awaiting
\ndeportation.<\/p>\n
Australia has long complained that illegal immigrants, with
\nthe help of Asian crime syndicates, have been using Indonesia as
\na point for entry into Australia, which has thousands of
\nkilometers of uninhabited coastline on its remote northwest
\ncoast.<\/p>\n
Recently the two countries patched up a diplomatic row over
\nthe issue and agreed to cooperate to solve the problem. (byg)<\/p>",
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