Tawau, Sandakan in Sabah under tight watch for ISIS militants, drugs

SABAH POLICE are closely monitoring the eastern coast, especially the town of Tawau and Sandakan City, considered to be transit locations for Daesh militants and smuggling of drugs before heading to their intended destinations, Bernama reported.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said they have formed a special task force to track the movements of these terror groups at all times. “With the existence of this special task force, a series of arrests have also been made,” he said without further elaborating, but assured the public the security situation is under control.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun was recently reported as saying that Daesh had now made Tawau and Sandakan as new transit points for its militants to enter the southern Philippines and Rakhine in Myanmar.

The two places have also been reported as transit locations for the smuggling of drugs to neighboring countries. (With a report from The Zamboanga Post)

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