Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Immigration Department busted a syndicate which was allegedly smuggling Filipinos into the state, it has been reported.
Sabah Immigration director Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yusoff said the department had known about the group's activities since 2021, NST reported.
The syndicate charged between RM1,500 and RM2,500 per person and used Bakungan Besar island off the Philippines as a transit point, she said.
She was commenting on Saturday's operation around here and Penampang which arrested 11 illegal immigrants.
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