GEORGE TOWN: A total of 17 illegal immigrants were nabbed yesterday in a raid by the Immigration Department at a pub near Jalan Burma.
A state Immigration Department spokesperson said those arrested were from China and Vietnam.
"The suspects are all women, aged between 20 and 40 years old.
"We also detained a local for harbouring illegals," he said today.
The operation, code named Ops Ikrar, involved 27 immigration personnel which started at 10.30pm yesterday.
All the detainees are being investigated under Section 39B of the Immigration Act 1963.