KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's law enforcement agencies arrested 2,170 illegal immigrants and 25 employers in 330 operations carried out in the months of May and June, according a national news agency report Tuesday.
Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said officials inspected 7,032 immigrants in the operations from May 23 to June 17 to halt illegal immigrants coming into Malaysia, Bernama news agency report said.
Various integrated measures were taken by the Home Ministry with enforcement agencies to preserve the country's stability, he added.
These include tightening security at entrances on land and sea, inspecting premises which hire immigrants, fostering closer ties with embassies and so on, said Wan Junaidi.
He said the ministry also planned to build more depots to cater for more illegal immigrants under the 6P programme before they are deported home.
The 6P programme aims to resolve the issue of foreign workers and illegal immigrants in Malaysia, the Bernama report said. (QNA)
