FOUR business premises were ordered closed and 12 foreigners detained during an integrated enforcement operation in Subang Mas and Taman Pinggiran USJ in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
The foreigners detained during Immigration checks comprised 11 men and one woman, while another 17 individuals were cleared following document inspections.
The operation involved Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ), the police, Immigration Department, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry and Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
The operation also saw MBSJ issue 19 notices, seize business equipment and tow a derelict vehicle.
Live chickens and fish were among items confiscated during inspections of commercial premises.
At a grocery shop in Subang Mas, enforcement officers found live chickens and fish being sold without a permit, while a foreign worker at the premises allegedly worked outside the scope of his permit.
At another grocery shop, workers fled before officers could question them.
Later in a statement, MBSJ said notices issued during the operation comprised six for operating businesses without valid licences, five for displaying advertisements without a licence and two for operating food premises without approval.
Another two notices involved breaches of licensing conditions concerning employment of workers, while two were for unlicensed hawking.
The remaining two involved placing business equipment and obstructions in public areas.
Items seized included tables, chairs, digital weighing scales and gas cylinders.
SSM also issued a RM500 compound to a business operator under Section 12(1)(b) of Registration of Businesses Act 1956.
