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Four Indonesians who swam to Singapore from a boat off Tuas charged with unlawful entry

SINGAPORE — Four Indonesian men were charged in court on Saturday (Oct 10) with illegally entering Singapore, after they jumped off a boat into the sea off Tuas and swam towards the shore.

The men were first detected on Tuas Reclaimed Land by the Police Coast Guard’s surveillance systems on October 9, 2020 at about 8.30pm.

The men were first detected on Tuas Reclaimed Land by the Police Coast Guard’s surveillance systems on October 9, 2020 at about 8.30pm.

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SINGAPORE — Four Indonesian men were charged in court on Saturday (Oct 10) with illegally entering Singapore, after they jumped off a boat into the sea off Tuas and swam towards the shore.

The men, aged between 19 and 38, were first detected on Tuas reclaimed land by the Police Coast Guard’s surveillance systems on Friday at about 8.30pm, said the Singapore Police Force in a news release on Tuesday.

The four men were observed to have jumped off an unnumbered boat into the waters off Tuas reclaimed land before swimming towards the shoreline.

The four men jumped off an unnumbered boat into the waters off Tuas reclaimed land. Photo: Police Coast Guard

Coast Guard officers, together with personnel from the Jurong Police Division, Gurkha Contingent, Special Operations Command and Home Team Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Unit were deployed to intercept the men, the police said.

The men were arrested within five hours of being detected, and were handed over to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority for further investigations, the statement said.

If convicted, they could be jailed for up to six months and receive a minimum of three strokes of the cane.

The Coast Guard’s Commander Cheang Keng Keong commended the officers’ “vigilance and excellent team work which resulted in the swift arrest”.

He added that the Coast Guard would “continue to take firm action against such offenders to safeguard our waters and sea borders against crime and security threats, including unauthorised entry into and departure from Singapore.”

Thermal imaging of the four men detected to have entered Singapore illegally by sea. Photo: Police Coast Guard

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