'Secret' illegal settlement in Nilai raided, 67 nabbed


Several children who were dressed in uniform were also arrested during the raid on the illegal settlement.

SEREMBAN: Sixty-seven Indonesians without valid travel documents were detained in a joint raid carried out by several government agencies in a secluded area which had been turned into a settlement in Nilai near here early on Wednesday (Feb 1).

Negri Sembilan Immigration director Kennith Tan Ai Kiang said his team had to walk 1.2km through the jungle before they reached the area.

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