JOHOR BARU: The Immigration Department has detained 195 illegal immigrants, including five women, in a raid at two illegal settlements in Gelang Patah here.
Johor Immigration Department director Baharuddin Tahir said all of them, aged between 19 and 69, were arrested in a six-hour operation dubbed Ops Sapu on Friday (Oct 13) which ended Saturday (Oct 14) morning.
"Those detained were 62 Myanmar men, Bangladeshi (55 men), Indian national (28 men), Indonesian (26 men and five women), Pakistani (16 men), Chinese nationals (two men) and an East Timorese man, as they had no valid identification documents and passes," he said in a statement on Saturday.
He said a total of 641 foreigners and locals were checked during the operation, including United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders.
"The settlements located far from the main road are surrounded by oil palm plantations where 15 containers have been placed since April last year, to facilitate escape from arrest," he said.
He said the detainees were taken to the Setia Tropika Immigration Depot for further action and the case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(c) and Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act. – Bernama
