Immigration Dept raids 'elite' nightclub in KL, detains 27 foreigners
The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department raided an entertainment centre on Jalan Sultan Ismail in the wee hours of Friday (Aug 9) and detained 27 foreign nationals.
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00:00The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department detained 27 foreign nationals during an early morning
00:06raid on an entertainment outlet on Jalan Sultan Ismail.
00:11The foreigners were found in a super VIP karaoke room which charged a fee of 200,000 ringgit
00:17and other karaoke rooms offering an estimated price of between 10,000 ringgit and 16,000
00:24ringgit.
00:25The department's director, Wan Muhammad Saupi Wan Yusof, said the raid was conducted at
00:30about 2 a.m. on Friday and its personnel inspected a total of 50 individuals, including customers
00:37and employees of the nightclub.
00:39He said they acted on public complaints about suspicious activities at the premises.
00:44The detainees included nine women and 18 men, who are aged between 20 and 43.
00:50It is believed that the super VIP room was reserved for regular customers who are entertained
00:56by foreign women.
00:57The premises reportedly only offer membership to customers with a bank account balance of
01:02over 100,000 ringgit.
01:05A witness summons will be issued to the owner of the premises to appear at the Kuala Lumpur
01:10Immigration Enforcement Division.
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