KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department crippled an illegal parking syndicate operating around Bukit Bintang with the arrest of 17 foreign men in an operation carried out yesterday afternoon.
Its director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said in a statement that the raid was carried out at 1pm and involved six officers and members of its Special Operations Unit.
He said as a result of the nearly hour-long operation, the department managed to arrest 17 foreign men aged in their 30s who were believed to be illegally collecting parking money at two locations in Bukit Bintang.
"At the first location, the department arrested two Bangladeshi men and nine Myanmar men, while at the second location, a total of six Myanmar men were arrested," he said.
Saupee said the operation was carried out less than 24 hours after the police detected a 1 minute and 39 seconds video uploaded by the 'SKUAD 4NTI PATI' account on Facebook showing several foreigners becoming illegally collecting parking fees at the raid site.
Saupee urged the public who have information on such activities to channel information to the Immigration Department for further action.
— Bernama
