llegal immigrants caught trying to enter Oman

Muscat: 15 persons have been arrested by Royal Oman Police (ROP), for attempting to enter the Sultanate illegally.

A statement issued online by the ROP said: "Coast Guard police boats have seized a smuggling boat carrying 15 people of Asian nationalities on board. The boat was near Ras As-Sifah in the Governorate of Muscat. The legal procedures are being completed against them."