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All 19 onboard the three boats, including the skippers were found without any valid documents.

Eighty eight illegal immigrants, four skippers and a smuggler were detained while attempting to enter the country under Ops Benteng yesterday.

The tactic was detected to have been committed by the crew aboard one of the nine Vietnamese boats detained under 'Ops Kuda Laut' in the east coast waters on Aug 16 and 17.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized seven Vietnamese fishing boats and detained 83 fishermen including the skippers and crew, aged between 16 and 68, for encroaching into Malay

The authorities detained 1,598 illegal immigrants, 526 skippers, and 110 smugglers between May 1 and yesterday in 'Op Benteng', said Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said 80 investigation papers have been sent to the deputy public prosecutor's office for further action.

The Immigration Department (JIM) will not protect any its officers and compromise if any them are found working with skippers or middleman linked to migrant smuggling syndicates.

Over the last few days, the authorities had detained hundreds of smugglers, agents, transporters and owners of premises used to house illegal immigrants.

The boat was also found to have been purposely damaged, with its engine beyond repair. As such, deportation could not be carried out.

In the effort to contain the entry of foreigners into the country, enforcement agencies would continue to tighten control at the border especially the rat tunnels.

The government was constantly monitoring and enhancing control of the country's border areas especially in the rat trails.

Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the operations conducted between May 19 to 31 were in collaboration with the CID and the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Police have detained 60 skippers since the Movement Control Order (MCO) started on March 18 until yesterday for smuggling illegal immigrants into the state.

The incidents proved that the government is able to overcome and block the entry of illegal immigrants via rat trails at the border.

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