Document sweep: Immigration Department enforcement officers conducting checks during Ops Gegar. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of foreign women were arrested under an operation dubbed Ops Gegar for misusing domestic helper passes to work as guest relations officers (GROs) at luxury entertainment outlets in Sri Hartamas.
They were among 41 people, in their 20s and 50s, rounded up during the raids in two premises.
Two of them were believed to be outlet managers.
Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the operation, which began at 12.30am yesterday, followed a month-long surveillance at the outlets.
“Of the 63 people checked, we detained nine Vietnamese women, 22 Thai women, eight Bangladeshi men and two locals.
“Most of the women entered with maid passes but abused them by working as GROs and drinking companions.
“We also found price sashes used to charge customers between RM100 and RM500 for the GROs of their choice,” he told reporters after the operation, Bernama reported.
Wan Mohammed Saupee said the foreigners would be investigated for various offences, including overstaying, breaching pass conditions and failing to produce valid travel documents.
As for the two locals, he said both men would be investigated for employing and harbouring undocumented migrants.
Wan Mohammed Saupee reminded Malaysians not to hire undocumented migrants, as stern action awaits offenders.
