:Ops. Nyah II nabbed 195

LAHAD DATU: Operation against illegal immigrant themed Ops. Nyah II Bersepadu Siri 12/2008 held at the vicinity of Air village and the surrounding township since morning today had resulted in the arrest of 195 foreigners after they were found not to have any identification document while others were held due to doubtful identification document.

The operation which began at 5 am until noon today was participated by 98 officers, men and women from the district police force, Federal Special Task Force (FSTF) Sabah and Labuan, Chief Minister’s Department, National Registration Department and RELA screened some 1,000 foreigners in the process from both places.

District police chief Superintendent Kamis Daming said that the operation was led by Chief Inspector Ahmad Jawila, the district’s chief for Public Order and chief Traffic together with ASP Ahmad Hamdi Jamaludin from FSTF.

`We held a total of 107 men and 88 women in the operation and no untoward incidence faced by officers and personnel tasked in the operation in the seven hours stint’, he said when met at the Multi Purpose Hall of the 17th General Operation Force (GOF) base here.

He also urges members of the public to assist police by informing them on the presence of suspected illegal immigrant in their areas as their co-operation is essential in making such operation a success.