SUNGAI PETANI: Thirty undocumented immigrants were detained during an Immigration Department operation at a construction site in Persiaran Amanjaya 5, Bandar Amanjaya, Kuala Muda, here on Tuesday (Nov 10).
The Kedah Immigration Department said the operation, dubbed Ops Sapu, began around 9am and involved enforcement officers from its Enforcement Division's Immigration Action Unit.
During the operation, 49 people, comprising foreigners and Malaysians, were inspected.
"The detainees comprised 27 men and three women, aged between 20 and 50," it said in a statement.
Those detained included 17 Bangladeshis, 12 Myanmar nationals and one Indonesian, all suspected of committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63.
The department also issued a witness summons to facilitate further investigation.
It said all 30 detainees were sent to the Belantik Immigration Depot in Kedah for further action.
The department said the operation reflected its continued commitment to enforcing immigration laws and curbing the presence of undocumented immigrants, particularly in the construction sector, which remained a focus of its enforcement efforts.
It added that enforcement operations would continue to be intensified, with firm action taken against any party found violating the country's immigration laws.
