Security forces under Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) carrying out checks in Sabah's eastern sea borders for illegal immigrants trying to slip into the state in efforts to check on the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
LAHAD DATU: The number of illegal immigrants trying to slip in through the porous eastern Sabah sea borders has dropped drastically amid tighter border controls in efforts to curb the Covid-19 spread.
Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) commander Deputy Comm Datuk Ahmad Fuad Othman said that tight sea patrols have effectively checked on those trying to sneak in through rat routes (lorong tikus) into Sabah from neighbouring countries.
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