KUALA LUMPUR: Police have raided 10 unlicensed entertainment premises here and arrested 38 individuals aged from 22 to 48.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said in the operation dubbed Ops Mega Noda which began midnight on Saturday (May 3), seven locals were arrested with the rest from Bangladesh, Uganda, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kenya and India.
The police also seized entertainment equipment, closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and cash amounting to RM2,892," he said in a statement on Sunday (May 4).
Mohd Rusdi said investigations found that the outlets were operating without valid licences and employed foreign workers without valid work permits.
The police also uncovered prostitution activities at premises on Jalan Changkat and Jalan Nagasari here involving Ugandan, Cambodian and Kenyan nationals.
The case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Entertainment Act, Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Section 39 (b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963, Section 6 (1) (c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Section 76 of the Excise Act 1976 and Section 372B and Section 186 of the Penal Code. – Bernama
