LAHAD DATU: A notorious squatter settlement was raided in a pre-dawn operation with authorities detaining 925 people following a local council’s decision to demolish illegal houses.
The eight-hour operation from 2.30am yesterday under Ops Gasak came two days after police launched a massive air and sea hunt for three intruders in the waters off Semporna that borders Lahad Datu and Kunak districts in the east coast.
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