KOTA KINABALU: Over a hundred people were nabbed for various Immigration violations while numerous summonses were issued for other offences during an integrated operation in Semporna district recently.
The Feb 20 to 26 operation led by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), which included officials from enforcement units under the Home Ministry, local authorities and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to curb crime.
Esscom commander Deputy Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said during the recent crackdown, a total of 102 people were apprehended for documentation offences while 14 Filipinos aged between 17 and 47 were nabbed for Immigration violations.
He said a total of 11 locations including Bum-Bum island, Pondohan at the Bodgaya area and Bohey Dulang were involved in raids during the operation.
"Throughout this op, a total of 1,555 people, 440 houses and business premises, and 316 vehicles were inspected," he said in a statement on Monday (Feb 27).
Hamzah said apart from the arrests, authorities seized a total of 110kg of electric cables used for illegal power connections, issued three compound notices for food handling matters, and two compound notices issued under the Market Law Act 1972 for expired trading licences.
Two summonses were issued under the Sabah Labour Ordinance to employers who failed to produce salary slips of their employees.
"From the vehicles inspected, a total of 76 summonses were issued for various traffic offences," he said.
DCP Hamzah thanked those involved in the week-long crackdown for working with Esscom to curb crime in all areas and thwart elements that could jeopardise the sovereignty of the nation.
The public can contact the Esscom operations centre at 089-863181 or via WhatsApp at 011-63311072 if they have information on security issues.
