KOTA BARU: Police have identified several hotspots like the 'mini Dhaka' used by illegal immigrants and their locations include areas situated along the Kelantan and Thai border.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali, however, refused to disclose the number of hotspots and the districts involved both in Kelantan and other states.
He also confirmed that most of the hotspots in Kelantan were located in districts bordering Thailand.
"We have identified a number of hotspots used by immigrants in few states in the country including Kelantan.
"Following the big massive operation in Jalan Silang, we will launch a series of security operations against these illegal immigrants soon.
"But our focus will be in the Klang Valley first folllowed by other areas," he told the New Straits Times.
Hazani said the operation would be conducted jointly with the other agencies.
On Thursday (Dec 21) hundreds of policemen and officials launched a security operation against illegal immigrants in Jalan Silang and the areas around the Kota Raya shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur's 'mini Dhaka'.
Two children were among the 1,101 immigrants detained during the raid which was conducted by various agencies led by the General Operations Force.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the operation, which involved 1,138 officers from the force, was conducted to curb the influx of foreigners who filled the streets of Jalan Silang, who owned businesses and worked without permits in the middle of the country's capital.
He also said authorities seized 100 cartons of cigarettes worth RM 22,000, 90 cartons of alcoholic drinks worth RM48,000, and unapproved medicines worth RM34,530.
In the massive operation which began at 11am, some of the foreigners tried to flee the dragnet while others hid in buildings, but the security officers managed to catch them after a thorough search inside commercial buildings.