Illegal Workers, Narcotics and Counterfeit Money at The Border

As a region which borders with Singapore and Malaysia, Karimun regency, Riau Islands (Kepri) province, including the transit or destination areas narcotics business, circulation of counterfeit money and illegal workers.

Based on kepri online daily records, police of Karimun resort revealed two cases of illegal workers export to Malaysia, accompanied by narcotics business and counterfeit money.

On Friday (24/6), police arrested two illegal worker businessman of smuggling weighing 6.1 grams of heroin from Malaysia to Tanjung Balai Karimun.

Both actors were, respectively Ati (29) and Mj (45) at around 1:00 am when they arrived from a speedboat owned by Malaysia on Sei Ayam beach, Tebing District.

At that time, both also carrying nine illegal Indonesian workers worked in Malaysia. Both are now languishing in jail the Karimun police resort.

Then, on Tuesday (29/6), Tanjung Balai Karimun port police also arrested three people, two of whom were Indonesian workers who work in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, respectively Rinaldi and Sumarni. One more person namely Siti Noriyah, a citizen of Malaysia.

The three men were arrested for carrying fake rupiah as much Rp13,440,000. Fragments Rp100,000 as much as 134 pieces and Rp20.000 as much as two pieces.

Rinaldi and Sumarni arriving from Malaysia through illegal channels by using the speedboat at 22:00 pm, Monday (28/6).

While Siti Noriyah arrive in Tanjung Balai Karimun using the international ferry port Monday afternoon (28/6).

According to Rinaldi and Sumarni, counterfeit money is being paid salaries the employer named Jamal on Malaysia.

''We were given the rupiah so that no longer need to exchange for the ringgit to money changer,'' said Rinaldi.

Jamal, was the husband of Siti Noriyah. Siti Noriyah admitted to not knowing if the money given to him (Jamal) to Rinaldi and Sumarni is fake money.

''I do not know if the money is counterfeit. I came to Tanjung Balai Karimun to deliver cake orders my friend,'' she said at the Police Office of the Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun.

According to Siti Noriyah, the money given by Rinaldi on him after he arrived in Tanjung Balai Karimun and stay at a hotel in the city.

Total counterfeit money seized police officers from the three people, each Rp3,020,000 from Rinaldi, Rp2,500,000 of Sumarni and Rp7,920,000 of Siti Noriyah.

Sumarni and Rinaldi were arrested while trying to buy tickets Batam purpose ships with the fake money. While Siti Noriyah arrested in a hotel room where he was staying.

All three are currently examined by the police port of Tanjung Balai Karimun.(kepri online daily/kabar kepri)