JOHOR BARU: A seafood restaurant in Taman Sentosa here hiring 37 foreigners illegally has been raided by the Immigration Department.
Johor Immigration director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the foreigners, aged from 19 to 49, were arrested during an operation around noon on Friday (Aug 7).
"The restaurant was harbouring and employing foreign workers illegally. Inspections were also carried out at a workers' hostel located near the business premises," he said in statement on Saturday (Aug 8), adding the foreigners were of mixed nationalities from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
He said Immigration officers checked their identification documents and work permits, including those suspected of violating conditions of their passes.
"The suspects, including 29 women, were working as restaurant servers and cooks.
"A Malaysian man, the restaurant manager, was also detained," he said, adding that the detainees were suspected of committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Immigration Regulations 1963.
Mohd Rusdi said suspects were taken to the Setia Tropika Immigration depot, adding that three others were issued Form 29 notices, which require them to assist an investigation.
