Foreign workers flee as Immigration officers raid plantation, construction sites in Pahang
KUANTAN: Foreign workers scrambled to flee when Immigration Department officers raided workers’ quarters at plantations and construction sites in the early hours of yesterday.
KUANTAN: Immigration officers conducted a raid on workers' quarters at plantations and construction sites in Pahang early yesterday, causing foreign workers to flee. Most workers were asleep, but a small group of migrants working in oil palm plantations managed to escape into the darkness. Some were detained after a minor scuffle during the operation, which took place in Jerantut, Rompin, and Kuantan.
The special operation ended late yesterday with 228 foreigners, including seven children, arrested. Pahang Immigration Department director Nursafariza Ihsan stated that the raid began around 2am, and some workers tried to escape once the department's presence was noticed. One foreigner jumped into the sea at Tanjung Lumpur, leading to an alert of the Fire and Rescue Department to locate him.
The enforcement team screened 514 people and arrested 228 foreigners, aged between four and 51, with 119 being Bangladeshi nationals and all women and children being Indonesians.
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