Tourists nabbed for lacking papers

Tourists nabbed for lacking papers

JAKARTA (JP): The directorate general of immigration
apprehended five tourists, one from the Philippines, Japan,
America, the Netherlands and Nigeria, who were staying at hotels
on Jl. Jaksa, Central Jakarta, due to having inadequate travel
documents on them.

Spokesmen of the Directorate General Hario Subayu, said in a
statement made available to The Jakarta Post yesterday that the
operation started at 8 a.m. on Sunday and was carried out
randomly by officials in all hotels in Jl. Jaksa.

Hario said the operation was aimed at controlling the legality
of tourists' travel documentation in Jakarta.

During the operation, the officials of the directorate general
uncovered an American who abused his visa, a Filipino who had
lost her passport, and a Japanese, Nigerian and a Dutch national
who could not show their passports because they were in
safekeeping with their friends.

The operation ended at 10 a.m. and the arrested aliens were
escorted to the office of the immigration directorate general for
questioning, Hario said without giving further details. (mas)