14,549 caught in operations

JAKARTA: Those detained in raids this year numbered 14,549 people, with Rp 133 million (about US$13,523) being collected in fines, Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency head Abdul Kadir Kamil said on Friday.

Abdul said that from the 60 raids organized during the year, North Jakarta held the record for the most violations with 3,921 people detained, 1,033 people tried and Rp 20 million collected in fines.

South Jakarta came second with 3,131 people detained, 1,214 people tried and Rp 34 million collected in fines.

Abdul also said that during the operations 8,019 people were found to possess multiple identification cards, and as of November 45,633 foreigners were found to lack proper identification.

He said that apartments would be next on the raid list over Christmas and New Year in which the validity of immigration and work papers would be checked. --JP