SINGAPORE, July 5 — A 36-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested near the Causeway in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 3) after he was spotted walking along the shoreline towards Singapore.

The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that the man had been spotted by the Police Coast Guard, who subsequently informed ICA officers.

Officers from the Land Domain were immediately deployed to search for the person and arrested him at around 3.35am.

Preliminary investigations showed that the man had attempted to swim to Singapore from Johor and landed at the shoreline where he was arrested.

Under the Immigration Act, the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months and a minimum of three strokes of the cane, while the penalties for illegal departure are a fine of up to S$2,000 (RM5,959) and/or a jail term of up to six months.

Investigations into the case are ongoing. — TODAY