Illegal migrants nabbed in Maluku

Illegal migrants nabbed in Maluku

AMBON, Maluku: Immigration officers detained eight Iraqi
nationals who entered Maluku illegally, an official said on
Wednesday.

The head of the Ambon Immigration Office, Kapitan Bangun, said
the eight were arrested by the South Tanimbar Police in West
Maluku Tenggara in mid-April.

During preliminary questioning, the eight said they planned to
travel on to Australia. Kapitan said none of the detainees
possessed documents.

He said the eight claimed to have stayed in Kaimana, Irian
Jaya, for several weeks before traveling to Maluku.

"When arrested, the eight people, traveling on a boat, were
making a stop at Adaut village in South Tanimbar district to buy
food and other supplies for their journey to Australia." (49)