SEREMBAN: The state Immigration Department conducted an early morning raid on a suspected illegal settlement near the forest in Taman Bandar Senawang.
Its director Kennith Tan Ai Kiang said during the three-hour raid yesterday, a total of 69 individuals, including eight women from Indonesia and Bangladesh, were checked.
Eleven of them were arrested for offences under the Immigra_tion Act 1959/63.
“The offences include not having valid passports and travel documents, as well as for overstaying,” he said.
“These individuals apparently have been residing here for over eight years, allegedly utilising stolen water and electricity sources, and cultivating crops for personal use.
“Although action was taken against this location in 2009, it has since expanded,” he said.
“Most of them are construction labourers. It appears this area initially served as housing for construction workers.
“After project completion, they continued residing here while working in various other construction sites,” he said.
Intelligence revealed that the employers utilised the settlement as a transit point for foreigners seeking work, charging RM50 per night.
