KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 108 illegal immigrants were detained for various immigration offences in an operation at Pasar Harian Selayang this morning.
City police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the joint operation was conducted by 465 officers and personnel, spearheaded by Bukit Aman's Internal Security and Public Order Department and in collaboration with the Immigration department and Malaysian Civil Defence Force.
He said the raid was aimed at criminal activities around the area, particularly those involving undocumented immigrants.
"The primary focus was on tackling issues related to undocumented immigrants while also aiming to eliminate any unhealthy activities in the area," he said in a statement today. He said checks were conducted on 213 foreign nationals, resulting in the detention of 108 individuals for various offences.
These detainees, comprising 104 males and 4 females, hail from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Of the 108 nabbed, the highest number were Indonesian nationals with 52 detainees, followed by Myanmar with 35, 12 from India, 7 from Bangladesh and one each from Pakistan and Nepal.
"All those detained had been handed over to Immigration and they would be investigated under Sections 6(1)(c) and 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act of 1959 for not possessing valid travel documents and overstaying.
"The police, assisted by other departments and agencies, will continue to carry out special operations like this in the future.
"We will continue to fulfil their duties and responsibilities in maintaining and ensuring the safety and peace of the nation," he said.
Allaudeen also urged the public to continue relaying information regarding suspicious activities, especially those involving foreign nationals in their areas, to the police.
