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An Esscom-led enforcement operation in Sandakan has uncovered illegal electricity connections, with wiring found running across pathways used by schoolchildren.

The 263-personnel operation, part of a wider sweep, also led to 25 undocumented migrants being detained.

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00:01A major enforcement operation in Sandakan has uncovered widespread illegal electricity connections,
00:08some of them running across pathways used daily by residents, including school children on their way to school.
00:14The sweep, involving 263 personnel, was coordinated by the Eastern Sabah Security Command over Wednesday and Thursday.
00:22Sabah Electricity confiscated 300 kilograms of cable used for illegal connections, valued at 15,000 ringgit.
00:30The utility provider estimates such illegal hookups cost around 300,000 ringgit in lost revenue every year.
00:38Eskom Land Operations Division Chief of Staff Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Habibi Majinji
00:43said the wiring did not comply with safety specifications and posed a real danger to the surrounding community.
00:50The illegal wiring was among a string of offences uncovered during the operation,
00:54which covered squatter settlements around Jalan Istana, Kampung Tababaru and Kampung Karamunting, as well as Sandakan Town.
01:0321 Philippine nationals and 4 Indonesian nationals were also detained for failing to produce valid travel documents.
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