ZAMBOANGA CITY: Malaysian authorities on Sunday detained 24 Filipinos who were caught illegally entering the oil-rich state of Sabah, just several miles off the southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi.

The Filipinos—aged 15 to 60 —were intercepted in three separate operations near the diving resort of Bohey Dulang and Mentabuan off Semporna town. Most of those arrested were Muslims, including teenagers and four women and an infant.

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