252 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

The Immigration Department of Malaysia detained 252 Bangladeshis among 567 foreign nationals for various immigration offences in an operation at an apartment in Abdullah Hukum, Bangsar early Saturday.

Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said, "The operation was carried out after a week of intelligence gathering in response to complaints from residents about the influx of foreigners in the area. During the operation, 1,000 foreigners were screened and 252 Bangladeshis, 163 Nepalese, 75 Myanmar nationals, 72 Indonesians, four Filipinos and one Indian national were detained for various immigration offences including not having valid travel documents."

"An investigation is underway to trace the house owners who rented their houses to illegal immigrants," Syamsul Badrin Mohshin added.