JOHOR BARU: Nine foreigners who were busy working at a nursery in Iskandar Puteri here were surprised by the presence of Immigration Department officials.
State director Baharuddin Tahir said checks found that the eight men and one woman from Indonesia and Myanmar had overstayed in the country and they also did not possess valid work permits.
He said the suspects, aged 28 to 48, were detained at the nursery at around 10.40am on Monday (Jan 15).
“They had failed to produce valid travel documents, which is an offence under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. They were also detained under Section 15(1)(c) of the same Act for overstaying,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 16).
He added that a local man was issued a notice to assist with the department’s investigations.
The department also detained four men from Bangladesh, two from Myanmar and one each from Nepal and Vietnam in Muar and Mersing on Sunday (Jan 14) and Monday.
“We inspected nine premises in Muar and two in Endau, Mersing where a total of 80 foreigners were checked.
“The inspection was carried out after we received public information about foreigners who went against the law,” he said, adding that it led to the detention of eight suspects aged 22 to 38 years old.
Baharuddin said their offences include violating the terms of their travel passes, failing to produce travel documents and overstaying.
He added that the department would continue clamping down on undocumented foreign workers to curb the issue.
