00:01A total of 186 illegal immigrants were detained during Ops Qutip, an operation conducted by the Immigration Department at a
00:11premises in the Pudu area, early Saturday morning.
00:15The operation, which began at 12.05am, involved 137 officers and personnel from various departments.
00:24A total of 320 foreigners were screened during the operation, of whom 186 were detained on suspicion of committing various
00:34offences under the Immigration Act 1959-63.
00:38Several of those present attempted to evade arrest by climbing onto rooftops, hiding in darkened rooms and pretending to be
00:46asleep,
00:46but their attempts failed after the premises were surrounded by enforcement personnel ahead of a thorough inspection.
00:53An operations officer said such tactics were commonly employed by illegal immigrants during enforcement raids.
01:00Among the offences detected were overstaying and failure to possess a valid travel or identification document.
01:07Bangladeshi nationals recorded the highest number of arrests, with 118 men detained, followed by 28 Indonesians, 26 Myanmar nationals, 5
01:19Vietnamese, 4 Nepalese, 2 Indians, 1 Pakistani and 2 Chinese nationals.
01:25All those detained have been brought to an immigration depot for further investigation under the provisions of the Immigration Act
01:331959-63.
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