ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 20 -- The Johor Customs Department will increase its surveillance on the state's waterways following the expected surge in undocumented Indonesian migrants leaving the country in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.

Its director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi said the department is prepared for an increase in the number of undocumented migrants illegally leaving the country via sea.

He said closer to the holiday period, the marine unit of the Customs Enforcement Division expects many of these undocumented migrants to attempt to return to their country of origin.

"Last Friday, the department managed to foil the illegal journey of 12 undocumented Indonesians, aged between 25 and 50, who were on their way...