Immigration arrest 205 foreigners in Senai raid
KULAI: Immigration authorities arrested 205 foreigners in an early-morning raid on several apartment blocks in Taman Desa Idaman, Senai, Johor.
Immigration officials made arrests in Johor, Malaysia, on Thursday morning, apprehending 205 foreigners from various countries. The operation, conducted early in the morning, took place in three apartment blocks located in Senai's Taman Desa Idaman. The joint effort involved the Johor Immigration Department and the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, with the raid commencing at 1:30 am.
Chief among the detained were nationals from Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, and India. Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Datuk Lokman Effendi Ramli disclosed that the detainees had contravened the Immigration Act 1959/63 by failing to provide identification papers and by overstaying their allowed stay in the country. The scope of the operation saw 543 foreigners scrutinized, of which 205 were subsequently arrested, including 57 women.
To track the movements of the detainees and ascertain their potential escape routes, drones were deployed during the operation. Additionally, a residential unit suspected to have been repurposed as an entertainment hub for foreigners was also targeted. Lokman Effendi assured that the responsible authorities would subsequently address the situation. The arrested individuals were subsequently transported to the Home Ministry Complex in Setia Tropika.
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