KOTA KINABALU: Over 2,000 illegal immigrants have been caught in Sabah’s eastern high security zone last year.
Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) commander Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun said 2,363 illegal immigrants were nabbed during 33 special operations code-named Ops Gasak in the bid to clear the area of illegal immigrants.
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