Two men arrested for unlawful entry after police intercepted motorised boat

·Editorial team

26 March 2019 at 9:03 pm

The motorised fibreglass boat in which two man allegedly tried to enter illegally into Singapore (PHOTO: Singapore Police Force)

The Police Coast Guard (PCG) arrested a 20-year-old Bangladeshi man and a 46-year-old Malaysian man on Monday (25 March) for unlawful entry into Singapore.

PCG said in a media statement on Tuesday that during a joint operation with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, it detected an unnumbered fibreglass boat at the sea off Punggol Barat at about 7.40pm on Monday.

The boat then entered Singapore territorial waters and sped towards the shore of Punggol Barat. A person was seen jumping off the boat and swimming towards the shore.

Boatman refused to stop despite repeated warnings

The boat then left the location, and the boatman refused to stop his boat despite the PCG’s repeated verbal and visual warnings through firing of flares. PCG intercepted the boat and arrested the 46-year-old boatman. The 20-year-old man who swam to the shore was subsequently arrested at the fencing along the coastline of Punggol Barat. The motorised fibreglass boat and cash amounting to RM$3,734 (S$1,239) were seized.

Preliminary investigations found that the Malaysian boatman had picked up the Bangladeshi man from the shoreline of Johor Baru.

Both men were arrested for entering Singapore unlawfully under the Immigration Act, Chapter
133. The boatman is also being investigated for engaging in the business or trade of conveying illegal immigrant to Singapore under Section 57(1)(c) of the Immigration Act, Chapter 133.

Up to 6 months’ jail for illegal entry

Any person found guilty of illegal entry into Singapore is liable for up to six months’ jail and at least three strokes of the cane. Anyone who engages in the business or trade of conveying illegal immigrants to Singapore can be jailed between two and five years, and caned with no fewer than three strokes.

PCG commander, senior assistant commissioner Cheang Keng Keong, said, “PCG does not tolerate any illegal activities in the Singapore waters. PCG will continue to work closely with other agencies to safeguard our waters and sea borders against crime and security threats, including unauthorised entry into and departure from Singapore.”

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