The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department (JIM) detained 176 illegal immigrants during an operation carried out around Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang, on Wednesday night.
Kuala Lumpur JIM director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the operation which started at 7:15 pm with the cooperation of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) was following complaints from the public and investigations, reports local news agency Bernama.
Wan Yusoff stated that the total included 71 individuals from Bangladesh, 60 from Myanmar, 24 from Indonesia, 16 from Nepal, three from Pakistan, and one each from Egypt and Sudan.
"The case is being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) and Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 as well as Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963, which involves the offence of not having valid documents and overstaying in the country.
"All those arrested were taken to the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Headquarters for documentation and further action," Wan Yusoff told reporters after the operation.
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