Its director, Wan Saupee Wan Yusoff, said during Op Gegar #KLStrikeForce, which took place at 12.45am, a total of 72 foreign women were arrested, including 61 from Thailand, 10 from Vietnam and one from Laos.
Additionally, nine locals, who were employed as caretakers and managers of the premises, along with a man who attempted to obstruct the immigration officers, were also detained.
“The operation, which involved 29 officers from the Kuala Lumpur immigration department, saw individuals ranging in age from 23 to 58 being arrested,” he told reporters at the site after the raid concluded at 3am.
The entertainment centre was targeted after receiving public complaints, with the premises also found to be offering sashes, valued between RM100 and RM5,000, which customers could give to GROs based on the services to be rendered.
The foreign women arrested were found to have violated several provisions of the Immigration Act, including Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1969/63 for not having a valid travel document, Section 15 and Section 15(1)(c) of the same act for having expired passports, and for overstaying.
Meanwhile, the caretakers and managers of the premises were investigated under Section 56(1)(d) and Section 55E of the Immigration Act for harbouring illegal immigrants.
All detainees were taken to the Kuala Lumpur immigration office for documentation, before being transferred to the Bukit Jalil detention depot.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur police arrested 21 foreign women, suspected to be sex workers, in raids at five budget hotels in Sri Petaling, Cheras, Jalan Kuchai Lama and Danau Kota, in an operation from 8pm last night.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Isa said during the Op Noda Khas #KLStrikeForce, five local men, suspected to be the caretakers, were also arrested. The women arrested were from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, aged from 24 to 35.
Rusdi said the prostitution activities at these hotels had been ongoing for the past three months and were carried out via walk-ins or bookings made through websites and social media platforms.
Customers were charged from RM120 to RM140 for 30 minutes, and RM155 to RM250 per hour.