JOHOR BARU: Some 492 foreign workers were detained and a factory manager arrested during an immigration raid at an automotive and electronics components factory in Tebrau, Johor.
The joint operation by the Johor Immigration Department and the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) began at 10am and ended at 12.30pm yesterday.
Johor Immigration director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the authorities had received a tip-off that the factory had allegedly hired migrants to keep operating costs low.
"We mounted surveillance for several weeks before storming the factory.
