A hundred more illegal immigrants fished out


Market swoop: A total of 108 illegal immigrants were arrested at the Selayang market for not possessing valid travel documents and for overstaying.

KUALA LUMPUR: They were the ones that almost got away – as the authorities cracked down on illegal immigrants at the Selayang market, some suspects tried to give them the slip by hiding in fish containers.

However, they were all successfully reeled in, with over 100 foreigners arrested in the latest of a series of raids against illegal immigrants.

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