The Immigration Department of Malaysia detained on Saturday 567 foreign nationals, including 252 Bangladeshis, for various immigration offences in an operation at an apartment in Abdullah Hukum, reports The Star Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said that the three-hour operation, which began at 1:15am, was carried out after a week of intelligence gathering in response to complaints from residents about the influx of foreigners in the area.
‘During the operation, 1,000 foreigners were screened, and 252 Bangladeshis, 163 Nepalese, 75 Myanmar nationals, 72 Indonesians, four Filipinos, and one Indian national were detained for various immigration offences, including not having valid travel documents,’ he said.
He told reporters that all foreigners aged between four months and 55 years had been taken to the immigration detention depot in Bukit Jalil for further investigation.
Syamsul Badrin said that a preliminary investigation found that the foreigners live in homes where 8 to 10 individuals share a unit, with monthly rentals starting at Tk 24,000.
Bangladesh high commissioner to Malaysia, deputy high commissioner, and labour wing officials were contacted over the phone, but they did not respond to New Age calls.
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