Perlis Immigration detains 10 Thai nationals over suspected online gambling activities
KANGAR: The Perlis Immigration Department detained 10 Thai nationals suspected of being involved in online gambling activities during Op Sapu at a house in Taman Choo Kee today.
KANGAR: During Op Sapu in Perlis, the Immigration Department detained 10 Thai nationals suspected of engaging in online gambling, according to Mohamad A sim Md Ali, the Immigration Director. Six men and four women, aged between 23 and 36, were apprehended around 12.40am in Taman Choo Kee. The operation was initiated following a month-long intelligence and surveillance effort aimed at suspicious activities by foreign nationals at the location.
Despite locked doors, the enforcement team gained access and located all occupants attempting to flee. The team found equipment suggesting involvement in online gambling. All detainees held valid Social Visit Passes, yet were suspected of violating pass conditions and detained under Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963.
The team also seized 22 mobile phones, seven laptops, and 10 Thai passports for further investigation. The Immigration Department emphasized that valid passes do not permit foreigners to work or break pass conditions, and vowed to intensify enforcement operations based on intelligence and surveillance.
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