00:00More than 100 foreigners were arrested in Kulai and Kota Tinggi districts from July 28 until July 30.
00:10Johor Immigration Department Director Datuk Mohamad Rusti Mohamad Darus said the foreigners were found working without permits,
00:18did not possess valid travel documents and had overstayed in Malaysia.
00:22Mohamad Rusti said the foreigners arrested were from Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India and Nepal.
00:30Those arrested were aged between 17 and 65.
00:34Also arrested was a 31-year-old local man believed to be a human resources manager with a factory in Kulai.
00:42The offences allegedly committed were under the Immigration Regulations 1963 and Immigration Act 1959-63.
00:52Mohamad Rusti said the Johor Immigration Department will not compromise and will take stern action against employers and business owners for employing illegal foreign workers.
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