238 undocumented migrants held in Sandakan raids

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An immigration crackdown in Sandakan, Sabah saw 238 undocumented migrants detained during large-scale integrated operations on Wednesday (June 4).  The operations, codenamed Ops Sapu and Ops Mahir, targeted squatter settlements, construction sites and wood-processing factories.  Read more at  https://tinyurl.com/pcz6cu8w  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Over 238 undocumented migrants were detained during large-scale integrated operations in Sandakan on Wednesday.

00:08The operations, codenamed Ops Sapu and Ops Mahir, targeted squatter settlements, construction sites and wood processing factories.

00:17Sabah Immigration Department Director Datuk Sharifa Siti Saleha, Habib Yusof said a total of 480 individuals were screened during the raids.

00:26The 238 people detained comprise 88 adult men, 88 adult women, 30 boys and 32 girls.

00:35They were detained for not possessing valid documents, overstaying misuse of passes and employing undocumented migrants, among other offenses.

00:45To date, 2,730 undocumented migrants have been detained across Sabah this year.

00:51Siti reminded employers in Sabah to cooperate by ensuring that their workers have valid travel documents before hiring them,

00:59especially in factories or the construction sector, to avoid facing legal action.

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