00:01The Immigration Department detained 69 foreign nationals, mostly working as guest relations
00:07officers in a raid at an entertainment outlet along Jalan Imby on Thursday.
00:11Deputy Director General of Operations Lokman Effendi Ramli said 198 individuals were screened,
00:19with those detained mainly from Thailand, Vietnam and China.
00:23He said the most common offence was misusing social visit passes for employment without
00:29valid work permits.
00:30The midnight operation saw several individuals attempt to flee via staircases and rooftops,
00:36but all were apprehended.
00:38Lokman said the Customs Department also seized untaxed alcoholic beverages.
00:43Between January and April 7, 106 similar raids nationwide screened over 1,800 people and
00:51detained 670 foreign nationals, mostly from Thailand, China and Vietnam.
00:57The detainees in the latest raid were sent to the Semenya Immigration Depot for further
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