92 detained in police crackdown on illegal security guards


PETALING JAYA: A police operation targeting illegal security guards saw 92 of them, mostly foreigners, being detained for working without valid documents or with expired visas.

Two Malaysians wanted for other offences were also arrested during the operation on Wednesday and Thursday that comprised 815 checks, mostly at banks, shopping centres, housing areas and money changers in the city.

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