Sixteen infiltrators, on board a smuggling boat, have been caught by the Royal Oman Police in Muscat.
"Police boats stopped a smuggling boat north of Al-Sifah in Muscat Governorate. There were 16 infiltrators of Asian nationalities onboard." – Royal Oman Police
The police are calling on every resident to report the whereabouts or any news of illegal entrants to Oman.
Officials have asked citizens not to harbour them or co-operate with them in public interest.