00:01A total of 27 foreign workers from four countries have been arrested in an operation targeting
00:07food premises in Johor Bahru.
00:10Johor Immigration Director Datuk Mohamad Rusti Mohamad Daruss said the operation, which
00:15involved five premises, was carried out on Friday following public tip-offs and intelligence
00:21on the presence of illegal foreign workers.
00:24He said the raid was conducted after authorities discovered that some local employers were
00:29still hiring and harbouring foreign nationals without valid travel documents and work permits.
00:35Checks during the operation led to the arrest of 27 foreign workers for various immigration
00:41offences.
00:42The detainees comprised 24 Myanmar nationals, one Bangladeshi, one Pakistani and one Nepalese,
00:49aged between 19 and 46.
00:52They are believed to have been working as restaurant waiters and cooks and are being investigated
00:57under the Immigration Act 1959-63 and the Immigration Regulations 1963.
01:05All detainees have been placed at the Setia Tropica immigration depot for further investigation
01:11and action.
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