Sabah Immigration detains 40 illegal immigrants in Kundasang
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2025-08-06,RANAU
Forty undocumented foreigners, including children, were arrested during an enforcement operation by the Sabah Immigration Department (JIM) in Kundasang.
The integrated operation, which followed intelligence and public tip-offs, targeted four separate locations in the district. Eighteen officers from the Ranau District Immigration Office were involved.
Sabah Immigration director Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said 48 individuals were inspected, with 40 detained for various immigration offences.
"Of those detained, 26 were men, six women, seven boys, and one girl, all of whom were either Indonesian or Filipino nationals."
"All those detained did not possess valid travel documents or passes," she said in a press statement.
The case is 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 1963.
Sitti Saleha said the department would intensify operations in identified hotspots frequented by undocumented foreigners.
She also said that stern action would be taken against those who abet such activities, including harbouring or employing illegal immigrants.
"Sabah Immigration also welcomes public cooperation in providing information on the presence of illegal immigrants to effectively combat this issue," she added.