368 Filipinos deported

SANDAKAN: After a long wait in the temporary detention centre here, a total of 368 Filipinos who violated immigration laws in Sabah finally boarded M/V Antonia 1 bound for Zamboanga City from Sandakan Port, Friday (pic).

The deportation exercise, jointly organised by the Sabah Immigration Department, National Security Council (MKN), police, Customs Department and other local authorities, including Dakota Shipping and Aleson, was carried out systematically and orderly.

 

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