
Muscat: Oman's coastguard managed to stop a boat that was carrying 21 illegal immigrants off the coast of the Sultanate, Royal Oman Police said in a statement on Monday.
"The Coast Guard Police stopped a boat that was attempting to smuggle 21 infiltrators of Asian nationalities off the coast of Wilayat Shinas," ROP said.
Police have called on the general public to report any suspicion of illegal immigration into the Sultanate.