KOTA KINABALU: Eight illegal immigrants were arrested during a surprise operation by the Sabah Immigration Department in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday morning.
The operation, involving 40 officers from the Immigration Enforcement Unit, inspected 278 individuals, including Malaysians and foreigners.
The detainees—three men and five women from the Philippines and Indonesia—are suspected of being in Malaysia without valid travel documents under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, the department said.
Sabah Immigration emphasized that enforcement operations will continue to ensure compliance with immigration laws and curb the presence of illegal immigrants.
