00:00 15 Thai women were among 22 people arrested during a raid at a nightclub located in Tammamalaka,
00:07 Raya on Wednesday night.
00:10 State Immigration Department Director Arnewan Fauzi Mohamad Aini said that his officers
00:15 detained the Thai women suspected of working as hostesses along with five Bangladeshi men
00:20 who were employed as crew members at the nightclub.
00:24 The illegal immigrants were aged between 25 and 40 years old and were found to have entered
00:29 the country as tourists using social visit passes.
00:33 The Bangladeshi men had no work permits or any travel documents.
00:38 Two local individuals, both of whom are managers of the nightclub, were also detained to assist
00:43 in the investigation.
00:45 In total, 45 people were checked and questioned.
00:49 The case is currently under investigation in accordance with the Immigration Act 1959/63.
00:56 For more information visit www.fema.gov
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