00:00An illegal immigrant hoping to avoid arrest by claiming to be a local during a raid on an apartment complex in Petaling Jaya was exposed after failing to sing the national anthem Nagara Koo.
00:11The male suspect, in his 30s, was among 597 illegal immigrants detained for various immigration offenses during checks on 1,597 foreigners in a raid on Thursday.
00:27Immigration Deputy Director General of Operations Jafri M. Boktaha said a large-scale operation was carried out following two weeks of intelligence gathering after receiving public complaints about foreigners living in the area.
00:41Apart from pretending to be locals, some foreigners detained during the raid risked their lives by attempting to jump from the fifth floor but were stopped by officers.
00:51Among the offenses were not having identification documents, overstaying, holding unrecognized cards, as well as other violations.
01:02All those detained were taken to the immigration detention depot in Semenyi for further investigation.
01:07Ours
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