KUALA LUMPUR: Police detained 27 foreign women in a raid conducted at three reflexology and massage centres in Setapak last night.
The women were believed to have been working here without valid passes.
Three men who allegedly operated the centres were also arrested.
The raid was carried out by a team of police officers from Bukit Aman’s Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7), as well as a Wangsa Maju police team headed by Superintendent Mohammad Roy Suhaimi.
Of the 27 foreign women, nine were Filipinos; four China nationals; three Vietnamese; nine Thais; and two Indonesians.
Police also confiscated 15 bottles containing massage oil, 17 towels, and two log books, among others.
The case is being investigated under Section 11 (7) of Immigration Regulations 1963, and Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1963.
In another vice raid code-named "Ops Dadu", the same police team raided two gambling premises in Rampai Business Park, Setapak, last night.
Police arrested 11 people including two men who allegedly operated the premises.
Police confiscated 33 computers and RM169 in cash in the first raid, and 22 computers and RM1,400 in cash in the second raid.
The case is being investigated under Section 4B (a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.