2 Indonesian men arrested for illegally entering Singapore by sampan
SINGAPORE – Two Indonesian mens were put behind bars on Nov 20 for apparently trying to glean in Singapore illegally by sea.
The police said that an uncommon fast-relocating craft heading in the instructions of the coastline of Tanah Merah Coast Road was spotted at 11.58pm the night before by the Coast Guard’s security mechanism.
The craft turned away from floating sea barriers deployed at the entryway of Tanah Merah Canal before touchdown at the shore closest.
Policemans from the Police Coast Guard (PCG), Bedok Police Department, the Gurkha Contingent and the Systematic Protocols Command were entailed in the protocol.
The mens, aged 33 and 36, were put behind bars within seven hours of the craft’s detection and were apparently spotted without any kind of valid thieving a tour documentation.
Their craft, a 5m fibreglass sampan fitted via an onboard motor, was nabbed.
The two mens will distinctly be delegated on Nov 21 for unlawful entry applicable into Singapore. If spotted guilty, they can be put behind bars upward to six months and acquire at the severely least three strokes of the cane.
The police said exams are ongoing.
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