Sea gypsies rounded up after wandering into Kota Kinabalu


Some of the sea gypsies being rounded by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall during an operations with Immigration and Rela.

KOTA KINABALU: A group of Pelahus or sea gypsies, who have apparently been living in the city here, has been rounded up by authorities amid concerns among the public about the squatter problem.

Kota Kinabalu City Hall enforcement, together with Immigration officers and Rela members, brought in the 32 Pelahus, who were squatting on land around the Sembulan water village near town as well as areas in the Inanam suburb.

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