Sabah authorities nab over 100 beggars


Street beggars and undocumented people rounded up in the city.

KOTA KINABALU: More than 100 children and adult beggars were nabbed during an integrated operation around the city.

Sabah National Security Council director Noor Alam Khan Wahid Khan said the crackdown on Wednesday (June 29) saw a total of 105 street beggars from the Palau (Bajau Laut or Sea Gypsies) community arrested.

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