567 foreign nationals including 252 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

The Immigration Department of Malaysia has detained 252 Bangladeshis among 567 foreign nationals for various immigration offences.

Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said they were detained in an operation at an apartment in Abdullah Hukum, Bangsar early Saturday

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.

All the foreigners aged between four months and 55 years have been taken to the immigration detention depot in Bukit Jalil for further investigation, he told reporters after the operation.