JOHOR BARU: Immigration officers raided a popular entertainment outlet here and and nabbed 54 individuals including a local employer during a special operation on Monday (April 21).
Johor Immigration director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said a total of 109 individuals were screened during the operation codenamed Ops Gegar which was carried out in Mount Austin.
“We have detected a growing number of foreigners abusing their stay in Malaysia by working illegally and engaging in immoral activities.
“The department will not compromise and will take firm action against employers and premise owners who hire foreign workers without valid travel documents or permits,” he said.
Those arrested included 29 Vietnamese nationals, 11 Thai nationals, 7 Indian nationals, 4 Laotian women, one Bangladeshi man and one Indonesian man.
He said all the foreigners were aged between 20 and 40 years old.
He added that a 35-year-old local man, believed to be the caretaker of the premises, was detained and is being investigated under Section 56(1)(d) of the Immigration Act for harboring undocumented illegals
Six individuals were also issued notices to assist with further investigation.
All detainees are currently being held at the Setia Tropika Immigration Depot for further investigations.
