KUCHING: Ninety illegal foreign workers were apprehended in an operation by the Immigration Department yesterday.
Codenamed Ops Bersepadu,
50 personnel, including those from Rela and Civil Defence Department,
swooped on three construction sites in Jalan Pending here.
The illegal workers were aged between 20 and 40. Fifty were arrested at the first site while nine were roped in from the second.
Authorities later arrested 31 illegal workers at the third site.
Pending Immigration deputy assistant Ramli Mohd Saleh, said the workers had no permits.
“Some
of them only have social passes and some don’t even have passports.
Those with social passes are not supposed to work. They will be detained
at Simunja Depo for further investigation.
“At the moment, we are investigating the case under the Immigration Act,” said Ramli.
The foreigners will be detained for 14 days.
Ramli said the operation would be ongoing and employers would have their statements taken.
Authorities also arrested two illegal workers at a coffee shop in Kota Samarahan on Wednesday.
TheStar
IMMIGRANT CLAMPDOWN : ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS' NEST BUSTED, 77 ARRESTED
The immigration department rounded up 77 illegal immigrants during an
operation at Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur early this morning.
During the raid, most of them were sleeping but tried to escape when they realized the presence of the authorities.
60 Indonesians, 3 Bangladeshis and Myanmar nationals were among the
232 foreign workers aged 20 and 40, arrested in the spot-check.
Initial investigations showed the housing area was mainly populated
by locals but have now turned into a nest rented to mostly foreign
workers.
The joint operation involved some 92 officers from the immigration
department, the Malaysian Civil Department JPAM, RELA and the Home
Ministry.
Those arrested were sent to the Jalan Duta immigration detention depot for further questioning.
NTV 7
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