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Malaysia continues quest for illegal migrant workers

A total of 167 illegal migrant workers, including children, were detained in a quest operation in Malaysia’s Selangor state on March 31, Director of the state’s Immigration Department James Lee said on April 2.
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Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – A total of 167illegal migrant workers, including children, were detained in a quest operationin Malaysia’s Selangor state on March 31, Director of the state’s ImmigrationDepartment James Lee said on April 2.

The arrestees include 138 Indonesian, 14Bangladeshi, six Myanmar, five Nepalese, two Indian, and two Sri Lankancitizens.

They were captured for having no passports andlegal work permits. Some of them overstayed in Malaysia.

On March 29, Malaysia’s Immigration Departmentarrested 268 foreigners without legal documents in the “Op Ikrar” operation inDengkil, Selangor.

The department’s Director-General Mustafar Alisaid the department would show no mercy for foreigners living illegally in thecountry and would continue carrying out similar operations.-VNA
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