288 arrested as police raid illegal pubs, karaoke rooms run by foreigners
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar said the operation involved the department's Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7), along with the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur D7 units, local authorities, and the Fire and Rescue Department.
"A total of 16 premises in Selangor and six in Kuala Lumpur were raided. They are all believed to be operating without licences and employing illegal foreign workers," he said in a statement today.
Kumar said the raids led to the arrest of 288 individuals aged between 18 and 51, comprising Myanmar, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationals.
He said the detainees are being investigated under multiple laws, including Section 186 of the Penal Code, Entertainment Act, Excise Act 1976, Customs Act 1976 and Immigration Act 1959/63.
Cash, entertainment equipment, various brands of alcohol and several operational documents were also seized.
– BERNAMA
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