The Immigration Department arrested 13 foreigners on Tuesday (June 3) for running illegal homestays during a raid along Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur.
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00:00The Immigration Department arrested 13 foreigners for operating illegal homestays during a raid
00:07along Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Sultan Ismail on Tuesday, following two weeks of surveillance.
00:13Those detained included 10 Bangladeshis, one Indonesian, one Indian and one Filipino, aged
00:20between 24 and 40.
00:22They are believed to have acted as homestay agents.
00:26Deputy Director General of Immigration in Management Ismail Mokhtar said six of them held temporary
00:31work permits for the construction and cleaning sectors, while the rest had no valid documents.
00:38The group is believed to have run the homestay business for about a year, renting units from
00:43local owners and taking bookings online.
00:46All suspects were taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Department for further action.
00:52Six Malaysians and a Bangladeshi have also been called in to assist with the investigation.