KUANTAN: Police detained 12 foreigners yesterday, a day after the Immigration Department raided a shuttered resort in Sungai Lembing that had been turned into a call centre.

The arrest of a Chinese citizen who arrived at the resort around noon led police to five other locations, where they arrested 11 others, including a woman.

Pahang acting police chief Datuk Azry Akmar Ayob said the Commercial Crime Investigation Department had been monitoring the premises after receiving information following the Immigration Department raid.

"A 35-year-old Chinese citizen was arrested when he entered the resort.

"Based on information obtained, police raided five other locations here before arresting 11 others.