00:01A total of 73 undocumented foreign workers were detained during an operation targeting 22 business premises in Johor Bahru.
00:10Immigration Department Director, Datuk Mohamad Rusdi Mohamad Daru said the operation was conducted on Wednesday from 3pm to 6.30pm,
00:19with the department working alongside the Border Control and Protection Agency.
00:23He said the raid's targeted business premises operated by undocumented foreigners, including outlets offering online gambling, lottery betting, foot and
00:33body massage services, and Tom Yam restaurants.
00:36The 73 detainees, aged between 20 and 45, comprised 35 men and 38 women of various nationalities.
00:45The men included 8 Myanmar nationals, 12 Indonesians, 11 Thais, 2 Sudanese, 1 Filipino, 1 Pakistani, 1 Bangladeshi, and 1
00:56Chinese national.
00:57The women comprised 6 Myanmar nationals, 22 Indonesians, 6 Thais, and 2 Vietnamese.
01:04Two local managers, a 40-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman, were also detained during the operation.
01:10Mohamad Rusdi said the foreign workers were suspected of committing offences under immigration regulations.
01:17All detainees had been placed at the Setia Tropica immigration depot in Johor Bahru for further action.
01:23He added that 8 notices were issued to witnesses to assist in the investigation.
