Kedah Police chief CP Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said the 171 detainees comprised 131 men, 28 women and 12 boys. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
ALOR SETAR, April 20 – The Kedah Police have launched operations dubbed Op Kesan to track down the remaining 171 Rohingya detainees who are still on the loose after escaping from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot near Bandar Baharu at about 4.30am today.
Kedah Police chief CP Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said the 171 detainees comprised 131 men, 28 women and 12 boys.
Apart from the Kedah Police, he said the operations would also involve the Penang and Perak police forces, as well as the Immigration Department, General Operations Force (GOF) and the Police Canine (K-9) Unit.
“We are also launching Op Tutup which will see four roadblocks to be mounted in Seberang Perai Selatan, four in Bandar Baharu and five in Kulim,” he told a press conference at the Kedah Police Contingent Headquarters here today.
A total of 528 detainees escaped from the depot today, 357 of who were recaptured and accounted for including six who were killed after being hit by cars while crossing the North-South Expressway at Km168 southbound near Jawi. – Bernama