Malaysia continues swoop on illegals

Mon, 01 Aug 1994 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A total of 162 illegal immigrants, mostly from Indonesia, were detained in separate operations as Malaysian authorities stepped up a clampdown on illegals, local newspapers reported yesterday.

A 44-year old Pakistani, said to be a recruiting agent for a labor agency in Lahore, Pakistan, was also detained for harboring illegal immigrants, police said.

In a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, Malaysian police detained 133 Indonesians, four Myanmarese and four Bangladeshis after frisking 248 foreigners in several industrial estates in southwestern Negri Sembilan state.

Police said they were detained for having expired work permits or fake travel documents.

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