49 foreigners, including 45 Bangladeshis, were arrested from the premises of an under-construction building in Padang Besar, Perlis province, Malaysia.
They were detained by the Immigration Department on Friday (April 19) morning on charges of illegal stay.
Perlis Immigration Director Khairul Amin Talib said the detainees were overstaying and no valid documents were found with them.
A total of 45 Bangladeshi nationals including 1 woman were arrested. Apart from this, there are 3 Indonesian and 1 Indian citizen. Their age is between 19 to 54 years.
Talib said that the operation was carried out in the area under construction of Sekolah Sukan in Bukit Chabang area of the city. Those arrested have been sent to Kuala Perlis Prison for further investigation.
A total of 101 foreigners were searched during the operation. From which 49 people have been arrested.
He said that the charges against these foreigners will be investigated under Section 6(1)(c), Section 15(1)(c) and Section 56(1)(d) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.