Over 100 foreigners nabbed in late night immigration raid in Kepong


PETALING JAYA: A total of 107 foreign nationals were detained in a late-night raid on two elite entertainment outlets in Kepong after they were found to be without valid travel documents or passes.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the operation, dubbed Ops Gegar, was carried out by the Intelligence and Special Operations Division of the Immigration Department on Friday (Feb 27) at about 11pm in the Kepong small industrial area in Kuala Lumpur.

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