Immigration office boosts raids

Immigration office boosts raids

JAKARTA: The immigration office has intensified raids against
foreign nationals who have entered the country illegally,
resulting in the arrest of 49 foreign nationals last week, an
official said.

M. Indra, the immigration office director for monitoring and
investigation, said over the weekend that the move was part of
the country's antidrug campaign led by the National Narcotics
Agency (BNN).

"This is the start," he told reporters at his office.

The immigration office is focusing the raids on nationals from
African countries as they have often been found to be involved in
the illegal possession of drugs during past raids.

Indra said his office was considering being more selective in
giving visas to foreign nationals from African countries. -- JP