KINABATANGAN: Forty illegal immigrants were detained during an operation in an oil palm plantation near here yesterday.
Kinabatangan police chief Superintendent A. Sahak Rahmat said 34 illegal immigrants detained aged between two years to 45 years were from the Philippines.
Six more illegal immigrants arrested were Indonesians aged between 21 years to 59 years.
The illegal immigrants were held under Section 6 (1) (c) of the Immigration Act for not possessing valid identification documents.
A. Sahak said 86 foreigners were checked during the operation from 2am to 6am and only 40 were arrested for not possessing valid identification documents.
The operation in oil palm plantations is to ensure they employ foreign workers possessing valid identification documents and valid work permits. – Bernama