Some of the illegal immigrants caught at a squatter settlement in Sandakan.
SANDAKAN: The Eastern Sabah Security Commission (ESSCom) launched a large scale Ops Gasak operation to arrest illegal immigrants in targeted squatter colonies here.
Mangkalinau squatter colony near Sandakan town was the first to be raided yesterday by about 300 security personnel.
This is part of ESSComs continuous effort to keep ESSZone (Eastern Sabah Security Zone), including Sandakan, free from illegal immigrants said ESSCom commander DCP Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun in a statement, yesterday.
On Thursday, ESSCom assisted in an integrated operation to stop power theft activity in squatter houses settlement near Sandakan Municipal Council flat along Jalan Batu Sapi, here.
The operation was joined by the Energy Commission, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, Sandakan Municipal Council, the Royal Malaysian Police, Immigration Department, Water Supply Department and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.