Some of the suspects are believed to be linked to the Islamic State of Khorasan province (ISKP) organisation, whose members have been in hiding in this country, reported NST Online today.

It said the ISKP is a branch of the Islamic State (IS) and operates in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In the three-hour operation, a total of 742 shops were checked by various enforcement agencies.

The division’s principal assistant director Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the operation was a follow-up to that undertaken at Masjid India here on Aug 6.

He said it was based on the intelligence from the operation at Masjid India that led police to believe the foreigners had moved to Nilai 3 to assimilate themselves with other foreigners.

He said those rounded up included nationals from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

Ayob said all the suspects were taken to the Sepang district police headquarters for screening.

Police will be checking their backgrounds using the database of the Interpol Foreign Fighters Terrorist List as well as the Counter Terrorist List.

It was earlier reported that Turkey had turned away 30 foreign fighters who were prevented from entering Syria to fight alongside IS. They are believed to have entered Malaysia.

Malaysia has registered its protest to Turkey over not being notified of these suspects.

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