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)