A BOATMAN and the three illegal immigrants he was smuggling into Singapore were arrested on Sunday when the boat they were in sank during a high-speed police chase.
The unlit speedboat was detected by officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at about 9.30pm, headed for Pulau Ubin.
When the vessel entered Singapore waters, the PCG's special-task squadron intercepted it. Despite repeated verbal warnings and the firing of flares, the boatman refused to stop. He performed several dangerous manoeuvres in an attempt to shake off his pursuers.
It was when he made a high-speed sharp turn that he lost control of his boat, throwing him and his three passengers overboard. The boat then sank.
The four people had to be plucked from the water by PCG officers.
Apart from the 28-year-old Malaysian boatman, the others arrested were Chinese nationals - a man and two women aged between 28 and 37. The trio did not have valid travel documents.
the police should be charged with attempted murder then..................
Originally posted by Asromanista2001:the police should be charged with attempted murder then..................
obvious it's allowed as long as they're not able to enter Singapore
Originally posted by Asromanista2001:the police should be charged with attempted murder then..................
why don;t you press charges?
waste police patrol boat fuel. if they turn back to malaysia just past the water border line maybe our people willnot give chase they can sneak in another day. see these criminals are not wise people and decision makers. don;t they know that their boats specification are good for them to only crawl and sneak. try to outrun and bigger faster boat with armed personnel on board, ready tofight if they have to represenated by the singapore law enforcing department? they stupid also never study make a mental note of when and ehere they crossed the water border line so that if they do flee in the correct directtion thy may not get caught. smoke screen and distraction equipemtn to help them escape. never procure. this type is really toopig. criminal. now our taxpayer have to pay more to feed this floor traps in jail.