The Madang District Court has ordered the deportation of five Sri Lankan nationals who were arrested for illegally entering Papua New Guinea. The group, caught after being rescued at sea in Madang Province, must each pay a fine of K2,500 or face six months in prison. The total fine paid by the group amounted to K12,500. The Sri Lankans, along with two Papua New Guineans, were found drifting at sea near Boisa Island on September 21st after their boat ran out of fuel while traveling from Vanimo, West Sepik Province, to the Highlands. A coordinated rescue effort by the Madang…
Author: Martha LOUIS
In a breakthrough for Papua New Guinea’s border security efforts, Madang police on Monday 23rd September arrested a key figure linked to a gun-smuggling syndicate operating between PNG and Indonesia. The suspect, 40-year-old Lazarus Nimimo from Yaman Village in East Sepik Province, was apprehended in Madang with parts of homemade firearms in his possession. The arrest was made by the Zulu 300 police team, which has been investigating cross-border gun trafficking. Nimimo has reportedly provided valuable intelligence on the network facilitating the illegal flow of firearms between PNG and Indonesia, a trade that has heightened security concerns in recent years.…