00:01A total of 36 foreigners and two locals were arrested during a series of immigration raids in Johor.
00:08State Immigration Department Director Datuk Mohamad Rusdi Mohamad Darus said
00:12108 people were inspected during the operation, which began at about 3am on Monday.
00:19The raids were conducted simultaneously at several locations
00:22following public tip-offs and intelligence gathered by the department.
00:26The operations targeted business premises, residential units and durian plantations
00:32suspected of employing or harbouring undocumented migrants.
00:36Two locals believed to be premises managers were also detained,
00:40while 36 foreigners aged between 16 and 54 were arrested for suspected offences
00:46under the Immigration Act and Immigration Regulations.
00:49The suspects comprised 13 Indonesian men, 10 Myanmar men, 3 Bangladeshi men,
00:552 Indonesian women, 1 Vietnamese woman and 7 Myanmar women.
01:00They were taken to the Pekan Nenas Immigration Depot for further investigation.
01:05Three Form 29 witness summonses were also issued during the operation.
