Immigration scoop nets 330 foreign workers in Johor raids
Also detained was a Malaysian man, 50, believed to be the construction site manager, on the suspicion of harbouring the migrants.
The operation, codenamed Ops Gempur Sasar, was launched simultaneously at 10.30am in Johor Baru, Muar, Segamat, Mersing and Batu Pahat, targeting high-risk sectors with a focus on construction sites.
Johor Immigration director, Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said a total of 516 individuals, including Malaysians, were checked in the large-scale operation, that saw the involvement of 120 enforcement officers.
"From the inspections, 239 Bangladeshi men, 65 Indonesians including four women, 24 Myanmar-national men, a Pakistani man and a Vietnamese man, aged between 20 and 57, were detained for various immigration offences," he said in a statement today.
The 50-year-old Malaysian construction site manager in Johor Baru, was detained for allegedly harbouring illegal immigrants under Section 56(1)(d) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Rusdi said.
All foreigner arrested are investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Immigration Regulations 1963. They are currently detained at the Pekan Nenas Immigration Depot.
The department also issued 13 notices for individuals to present themselves at the Immigration office to assist in further investigations.
Rusdi said enforcement against the hiring and harbouring undocumented migrants will continue relentlessly.
"We will not compromise with employers, premises owners, or individuals who provide protection or employment to undocumented migrants," he said.
Ops Gempur Sasar is part of a nationwide targeted enforcement strategy to tackle the rising issue of undocumented foreigners and ensure compliance with the country's immigration laws.
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