Besides has a potential infiltrated by terrorists, transportation
line at Bali Strait and its surrounding is vulnerable makes it easy for
illegal immigrant infiltrated. This condition is due to its geographic
which close to Java Island. Other than Bali Straits, the south sea of
Java island is also used by those illegal immigrants to infiltrate Bali.
Komandan
Pangkalan TNI-AL (Danlanal) Banyuwangi – Base Commander Indonesia
National Military-Navy Force Banyuwangi – Letkol Laut (P) NS Embun
affirmed that his party all the time had watched North Sea of Java
Island up to Bali Straits as a vulnerable line for illegal immigrants.
“Indeed there is no case until today concerning that problem still this
line is considered as a vulnerable line used by illegal immigrants,” he
said on yesterday Sunday (January 3rd).
In 1998, he said, the
north sea of Banyuwangi had infiltrated by illegal immigrant once from
Afghanistan. He aimed for Australia. And don’t know why, said Embun,
tens of those immigrants dumped at the north part of Bali Straits and
caught by the patrol officers. “Nowadays also the season of illegal
immigrant, we have to watch our step not to make the same case happened
again,” he assessed.
People from Pakistan, Afghanistan and other
countries in Middle East eventually are the most possible illegal
immigrants. In order To anticipate that illegal immigrant, TNI-AL base
in Banyuwangi with tighten our security. One of them is go through
continuous patrol at Java Sea and Bali Strait as well as around south
part of Java Sea. Lanal Banyuwanig mobilize at least two fast patrol
ships. Patrol intensity also gets increase and was made a lot than the
old schedule.
Besides illegal immigrant, the focus of that
patrol is also to catch illegal fishing that used bomb. This activity,
according to Danlanal, mostly done by local fishermen around
Banyuwangi. Recently there were eight fishermen got caught when used
bomb for fishing. That wild fishing activity will harm coral reel in
Java Sea.
Bali Strait and Java Sea line, said Embun, also vulnerable
with foreign ship that wildly sailing. That sailing activity can be
anticipated through cooperation with fishermen at Bali Strait. “If they
found suspicious ship, we can ask them to report it to the Navy
officer,” he asserted.
Embun also added, his party has wide
security alert area. Banyuwangi Navy officers are concentrating their
security from Probolinggo until Puger Beach in Jember, East Java. Our
minimum numbers of personnel always trouble us in patrol and
enforcement if there is infringement at sea. He planned for the
inquiring of Lanal Banyuwangi become one level higher than before.