KUCHING: A four-wheel-drive vehicle belonging to the Immigration Department was destroyed in an arson attack outside the Kuching office early yesterday.
The 5.57am incident allegedly occurred at Lot 2159, Section 64 KTLD, Jalan Pending, Poh Ming Park.
The vehicle, a Nissan Navara, was destroyed. No one was injured.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Farhan Lee Abdullah said that prior to the attack, a guard reported that he had seen a man on a motorcycle driving around near where the vehicle was parked.
"When the came out of the guardhouse to investigate, he saw the Nissan Navara engulfed in flames."
He said a forensic team had come to collect evidence, including a glass bottle fragment and a Coca-Cola can.
He said samples were taken from the burnt engine and passenger seat for analysis.
Based on the checks at the scene, he said, investigators believe a Molotov cocktail was used to start the fire.
The attack comes on the heels of an immigration raid in Matang here, where 16 Indonesian migrants were arrested.