An illegal immigrant hoping to avoid arrest by claiming to be a local during a raid on an apartment complex here was exposed after failing to sing the national anthem, Negaraku.
The male suspect, in his 30s, was among 597 illegal immigrants detained for various immigration offences during checks on 1,597 foreigners in a raid on Thursday (May 22) night .
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The male suspect, in his 30s, was among 597 illegal immigrants detained for various immigration offences during checks on 1,597 foreigners in a raid on Thursday (May 22) night .
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00:00An illegal immigrant hoping to avoid arrest by claiming to be a local during a raid on an apartment complex in Petaling Jaya was exposed after failing to sing the national anthem Nagara Koo.
00:11The male suspect, in his 30s, was among 597 illegal immigrants detained for various immigration offenses during checks on 1,597 foreigners in a raid on Thursday.
00:27Immigration Deputy Director General of Operations Jafri M. Boktaha said a large-scale operation was carried out following two weeks of intelligence gathering after receiving public complaints about foreigners living in the area.
00:41Apart from pretending to be locals, some foreigners detained during the raid risked their lives by attempting to jump from the fifth floor but were stopped by officers.
00:51Among the offenses were not having identification documents, overstaying, holding unrecognized cards, as well as other violations.
01:02All those detained were taken to the immigration detention depot in Semenyi for further investigation.
01:07Ours