104 illegals picked up in Ranau swoop

Police rounded up 104 people in a two-day integrated operation to weed out illegal immigrants at 19 locations here that ended, Sunday.

District Police Chief, DSP Suhaimy Hashim said the raiding team had earlier screened 306 people.

"We detained 67 Filipinos and 37 Indonesians, all found without valid travel documents," he said, adding the detainees have been sent to the temporary detention centre for the next course of action.

The operation also involved the Federal Special Taskforce, National Registration Department, Chief Minister's Department, Immigration Department and Rela.

Meanwhile, police detained a 21-year-old local man in an anti-cyber gambling raid in Putatan last Saturday.

Penampang Police Chief, DSP Madang Usat said a team led by Insp Mohd Jazlan Sharif stormed an outlet at Grand Plaza Putatan following a tip-off at about 6.30pm.

"We seized eight computers, six gaming machines and RM120 in the raid," he said.