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PETALING JAYA: A total of 4,889 illegal immigrants, 713 boat captains and 246 suspected smugglers were arrested by the National Task Force under Ops Benteng from May to September 2, Chief Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (photo) said.
In a press conference yesterday, Ismail Sabri added that 446 boats and 481 vehicles that tried to enter the country illegally were also detained.
As of yesterday, police had carried out 63 Ops Benteng roadblocks across the country and inspected 23,368 vehicles to stop the entry of illegal immigrants, especially via rat routes.
A foreigner was arrested for an immigration crime.
He said there were also 9,481 people out of the 22,057 who returned to the country and underwent mandatory quarantine upon their return from abroad.
They have been located in 71 hotels and four public training institutions throughout the country. Another 12,501 have been discharged.
The police-led operations compliance task force also conducted 51,809 checks.
“This involved 2,704 compliance teams comprising 12,567 officers conducting checks in 3,386 markets, 4,762 restaurants, as well as 1,411 street vendors, 980 factories, 3,057 banks and 599 government offices,” he said. Controls were also carried out at 342 water terminals and 93 air terminals.
A total of 198 people have been arrested for disobeying the recovery movement’s control order, with 184 compounds issued, while nine were arrested and five released on bail.
The crimes include commercial operators who failed to provide the necessary equipment to record temperatures, failure to wear face masks, activities in nightclubs and pubs, failure to comply with quarantine orders, and alleged prostitution.
A total of 9,815 sanitation operations were also carried out in 134 areas.
The 12,925 stores that were cleaned up included 2,705 businesses, 5,697 government buildings, 1,596 housing areas, 2,573 public places and 354 markets.
Ismail Sabri also said that essential items, such as food, were sufficient and available after daily checks were carried out on 12 different foods in 831 facilities. He added that 23 checks were also carried out at construction sites.
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