Malaysia’s Immigration Department has detained 156 immigrants, which includes 62 Bangladeshis, in an integrated operation at an illegal settlement in the city of Cyberjaya, the country’s media said.
A total of 202 immigrants from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar and India, including 12 women and two children, were checked during an operation on Sunday night, the country’s English-language newspaper The Star reported on Monday.
The detainees also include 42 Indonesians, 29 Myanmarese, 20 Nepalis, one Pakistani and one Indian national, media reports say.
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Of them, 156 were detained for not having valid travel and identification documents.
The report said they range in age from below four to 50 years.
The raid on the settlement, which has access to water and electricity supply through illegal connections, was carried out in collaboration with other enforcement agencies including the Malaysian police, Civil Defence Force and National Registration Department, after three months of intelligence gathering, the report added.
The detainees were taken to the department's screening centre in Putrajaya for further action.
