Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said they were arrested in 10 raids conducted on Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin, Lebuh Pudu and Jalan Silang in Kuala Lumpur, based on public complaints and intelligence gathered over two weeks.

“The team apprehended 10 men aged between 31 and 50. Initial checks found that one of them has a temporary employment visit pass for the services sector and six others have visit passes for the construction sector.

“Two of them have overstayed, while another has no valid travel documents,” Bernama quoted him as saying in a statement.

Zakaria said the suspects allegedly offered healthcare services by uncertified Bangladeshi doctors to their fellow countrymen, operating under the guise of eateries or grocery stores.

“We seized various types of medicines and RM800 in cash, believed to be proceeds from the treatments and sale of drugs.

“The health ministry also seized 502 types of unregistered medicines, with an estimated value of RM265,192,” he said.

Zakaria said authorities believe the operation has been running for a year, charging customers between RM50 and RM200 each.

He said the medicines are suspected to have been brought in by Bangladeshi nationals who entered the country as tourists.