KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,568 visitors were inspected during a raid of 70 entertainment centres nationwide in Ops Noda Khas, conducted by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) today.
The raid, led by its Vice and Gambling Division (D7) at Bukit Aman, along with D7 contingent divisions and D7 district divisions throughout the country, resulted in the arrest of 104 locals and 373 foreigners involved in various crime and drug-related offenses.
CID Deputy Director (Research/Operations), Deputy Commissioner Fadil Marsus, said that a total of 358 officers and 1,425 personnel from across the country, including Sabah and Sarawak, were involved in all the operations.
"The raid was conducted on 15 entertainment centers in Johor, (12) Selangor, (9) Kuala Lumpur, (8) Pahang, (7) Penang, three each in Melaka, Sabah, and Sarawak, two each in Kedah, Negri Sembilan, and Perak, and one in Perlis.
"Four raids were conducted by the CID Bukit Aman," he told BH today.
Hes aid that offenses detected during the raid included premises operating without a valid entertainment license, hiring foreign guest relations officers without permits, positive drug tests after urine screening, and lack of valid identification documents.
"In this operation, we detained 270 foreign women from Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, and the Philippines, as well as 103 foreign men.
"We also seized a total of RM20,912 in cash, 47 loudspeakers, 20 amplifiers, 52 microphones, 102 bottles of hard liquor, 12 DJ decks, microphone decoders, and 154 receipts.
Fadil said that the Ops Noda Khas is expected to have an impact on the community, showing that the police, especially the CID, takes a serious view of entertainment centres violating existing laws nationwide.
He added that the CID welcomes any information from the public regarding any criminal offenses, immoral activities, or drug abuse involving any entertainment premises.