LAHAD DATU: A total of 169 illegal immigrants were detained during a five-day immigration enforcement operation between October 13 and 17.
Sabah Immigration Department director, Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yusoff said the operations were conducted in Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kudat, Tenom and Keningau.
She said a total of 25 operations were carried out with aims to further strengthen immigration law enforcement and curb the misuse of immigration facilities.
“During the operations, a total of 530 individuals were inspected, resulting in the arrest of 169 foreigners suspected of breaching immigration regulations.
“The arrests comprising 131 Filipinos with 53 men, 39 women, 19 boys and 20 girls. Followed by 36 Indonesians, including 14 men, 15 women, three boys and four girls,” she said, adding that two Pakistani men were also detained during the operations.
