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Foreign nationals were allegedly living comfortably at a resort that had ceased operations in Sungai Lembing, Kuantan, while running scam activities around the clock, before they were detained in an Immigration Department operation.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the operation was conducted on Oct 5 at a premises along Jalan Sungai Arang, Sungai Lembing, following a month-long intelligence-gathering exercise.

He said the operation, which began at 12.50pm, involved officers and personnel from the Immigration Department’s Intelligence and Special Operations Division at its Putrajaya headquarters, with assistance from officers from the Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan Immigration offices.