KULAI: Immigration authorities arrested 205 foreigners in an early-morning raid on several apartment blocks in Taman Desa Idaman, Senai, Johor.
The arrests were made during a joint operation by the Johor Immigration Department and the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency at 1.30am.
Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Datuk Lokman Effendi Ramli said those arrested were from Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan and India.
Initial checks found that they had committed various offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63, including failing to produce identification documents and overstaying in Malaysia.
He said enforcement officers had checked 543 foreigners during the operation, including the 205 arrested, among them 57 women.
Drones were also used to monitor the foreigners’ movements and identify the directions in which they might flee, he said.
During the operation, officers also raided a residential unit believed to have been converted into an entertainment venue for foreigners.
Lokman Effendi said the relevant authorities would take action over the matter.
Those arrested were taken to the Home Ministry Complex in Setia Tropika.