Dept widens net for illegals


Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali addressing the press during the investiture ceremony.Pix by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star/ 22 July 2017

GEORGE TOWN: About 4,500 illegal workers have been arrested by the Immigration Department during the nationwide Ops Mega.

Its director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali (pic) said 89 employers had also been detained as of Friday with some cases having already gone to court to be charged over the past few weeks.

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