KOTA KINABALU: Illegal immigrants are slipping into the country by hiding in the holds of fishing trawlers.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel uncovered the tactic after stopping a vessel some three nautical miles northeast of Pulau Usukan on Sunday.
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