KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 119 illegal immigrants were arrested in a joint operation by the Immigration Department, Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), the Royal Malaysian Police and the National Registration Department at Pandan Mewah Apartment here Tuesday (Nov 26).
Selangor Immigration director Khairrul Aminus Kamaruddin said that 400 foreigners were checked and 119 individuals - 89 Myanmar nationals, 14 Bangladeshi, eight Nepali, four Indonesians and four Indians -aged 18 to 50, were arrested in the operation from 6pm to 11am.