Immigration raids two illegal settlements in Gelang Patah, 195 nabbed


JOHOR BARU: The Immigration Department has detained 195 illegal immigrants, including five women, in a raid at two illegal settlements in Gelang Patah here.

Johor Immigration Department director Baharuddin Tahir said all of them, aged between 19 and 69, were arrested in a six-hour operation dubbed Ops Sapu on Friday (Oct 13) which ended Saturday (Oct 14) morning.

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