The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department rounded up 176 illegal immigrants during an operation carried out around Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang, on Wednesday night (Jan 22).

City Immigration Department director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the operation which began at 7.15pm tonight in cooperation with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) following complaints from the public.

He said from the total, 71 individuals were from Bangladesh, Myanmar (60), Indonesia (24), Nepal (16), Pakistan (three) and one each from Egypt and Sudan.

"The case is being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) and Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 as well as Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963, which involves the offence of not having valid documents and overstaying in the country.

"All those arrested were taken to the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Headquarters for documentation and further action," he told reporters after the operation, which involved 61 immigration officers and personnel, and 30 DBKL officers.

Source: NST Online

BDST: 1645 HRS, JAN 23, 2025
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