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SEMPORNA: The Sabah Immigration Department detained 11 illegal immigrants in two special operations, here, recently

The operations, code-named Ops Sapu and Ops Selera, were among the department’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.

In the Ops Sapu on June 9 at two locations, three individuals comprising two men from China and another man from Pakistan were detained out of 12 individuals screened.

In the Ops Selera on June 10-11, nine individuals were inspected, resulting in eight of them - a woman from China, two Filipino men and five Filipino women - being detained.

They were detained for not having valid travel documents and are being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) and Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 as well as Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations.