1,035 nabbed in clampdown on illegals

PETALING JAYA: The first day of the crackdown against illegals saw 1,035 foreigners, including three children, and 16 employers being detained.

Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said as at 1pm yesterday, enforcement officers inspected 155 premises around the country, screening 3,393 people.

Of those rounded up, he said the majority were from Bangladesh at 515, followed by Indonesia (135), Myanmar (102), the Philip­pines (50), Thailand (five) and Vietnam (two).

The rest were from other countries, he said, adding that those detained included 101 women and the three children.

“The 16 employers were held for hiring and harbouring illegals,” he said, adding that Johor had the highest number of those caught, followed by Kelantan.