Nilai: The Negeri Sembilan Immigration Department detained 184 undocumented migrants for various immigration offences during a raid at a battery factory in Nilai this morning. State director Kennith Tan Ai Kiang stated that those arrested comprised 163 men and 21 women from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Indonesia, aged between 20 and 49.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the operation, which began at 7.50 am and lasted nearly four hours, was initiated following public complaints about foreigners suspected of working without valid permits or identification documents. Several individuals attempted to hide behind power supply machines and among stacks of factory products to avoid arrest but were successfully tracked down.

Tan mentioned that all detainees have been placed at the Lenggeng Immigration Depot for further investigation and action. The offences included the absence of valid passes and travel documents, overstaying, and other violations under the Immigration Act 1959/63, the Passport Act 1966, and the Immigration Regulations 1963.