Immigration Dept arrests 119 illegals in raid on Pandan Mewah apartment

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A total of 119 illegal immigrants were arrested in a joint operation by the Immigration Department, Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), Royal Malaysian Police and National Registration Department at the Pandan Mewah Apartment in Ampang on Tuesday (Nov 26).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/sxtmxmxf  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A total of 119 illegal immigrants were arrested at the Pandan Miwa apartment in Ampang on

00:08Tuesday.

00:09The arrests were made during a joint operation by the Immigration Department, Ampang Jaya

00:14Municipal Council, Royal Malaysian Police and National Registration Department.

00:20According to Selangor Immigration Director Kairul Aminus Kamaruddin, 400 foreigners were

00:25screened during the operation, which took place from 6pm to 11am.

00:30Of these, 89 Myanmar nationals, 14 Bangladeshis, 8 Nepalis, 4 Indonesians and 4 Indians aged

00:38between 18 and 50 were arrested.

00:41The offences included violations under the Immigration Act, such as overstaying and not

00:46possessing any valid pass or permit to be in Malaysia.

00:51All detainees were sent to the Semenya Immigration Depot.

00:56Five premises were also inspected during the operation, and two were sealed for employing

01:01foreigners without valid permits.

01:04Kairul Aminus said the public and employers are urged not to harbour illegal immigrants,

01:09warning that they will face legal action.

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