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KOTA KINABALU: An illegal immigrant was arrested after trying to escape from a Road Transport Department (JPJ) roadblock at KM23 of the Lahad Datu-Sandakan road at around 10.30am on Friday (Jan 10).

The 20-year-old had tried to ride his motorcycle through the roadblock, but the attempt failed when the suspect lost control and hit the JPJ vehicle before landing up in a ditch.

Lahad Datu police chief Asst Comm Nasri Mansor said the suspect became aggressive with JPJ personnel, and a brief struggle took place before he was captured.

"The suspect did not have any valid travel or identity documents and did not have a licence," he said,

He confirmed that the JPJ had lodged a police report on the incident and added that the police were investigating the suspect for restricting a government officer from carrying out his duties and for acting in a manner that could have caused injury to the government officers under Section 186 and 323 of the Penal Code.

ACP Nasri also said the suspect would also be handed over to the Immigration Department for further action as he had entered the state illegally.

In a 43-second video that went viral on social media, two JPJ personnel were seen trying to overpower the suspect in a drain.

The JPJ has since said that it is carrying out an internal investigation into the incident.

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