IPOH, Feb 20 — The Perak police will expand the scale of the search to locate 30 escaped detainees still at large after fleeing from the Bidor Temporary Immigration Depot on February 1.
State police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the search area would also focus on the Kampar and Muallim districts and other locations with potential escapees to hide.
“We will use our various assets and information to track down all escapees. For now, the scale of the search is being expanded based on the public information we receive.
“Hence, we are not limited to the location of this search in the Tapah district only and have expanded to other districts,” he said after officiating the closing of the Hero Perak KP 2024 endurance test at the General Operations Forces (GOF) Camp shooting range today.
On February 16, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution said the search for the remaining detainees who escaped from the depot would be conducted based on public tip-offs.
Thus far, 101 out of 131 detainees have been arrested, while two died in road accidents.
— Bernama
