TAWAU, Nov. 11 -- Seven male tourists from China were arrested for allegedly misusing their Social Visit Passes to work at a tourist resort suspected operating illegally in Semporna.

They were among 32 foreigners detained during a two-day Sabah Immigration Department operation in Tawau and Semporna, which began on Sunday.

Sabah Immigration Department Director Datuk Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said her team inspected six premises and 324 individuals during the operation.

The seven were arrested at a tourist resort for allegedly breaching the conditions of their Social Visit Passes by working there. An eighth detainee, a Filipino man, was arrested at a market.

Nine Chinese nationals and five locals were initially checked at the resort....