Terengganu: An Indonesian woman’s attempt to hide under a bed to evade arrest failed after being spotted by enforcement officers from the Terengganu Immigration Department (JIM).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Terengganu JIM director Mohd Yusri Mohd Nor stated that the woman in her 30s was among 11 illegal immigrants arrested in Ops Sapu raids carried out in the Kemaman and Kuala Terengganu districts. The woman was apprehended at a house in Bandar Baru Kijal in Kemaman for overstaying, despite presenting a marriage certificate that could not be authenticated.

During the raid, a man claimed to live alone in the house, but officers became suspicious upon finding women’s clothing in a room. Further inspection revealed a woman hiding under a bed. The couple produced a marriage certificate; however, its validity was questioned since it was not issued by a recognized religious office in Malaysia.

Mohd Yusri mentioned that the raid led to the arrest of four Bangladeshis, three Indonesians, and two Thais, aged between five and 49 years old, across seven premises. All detainees were taken to the Ajil Immigration Depot for further investigation under Section 6(1)(c) and Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.

Additionally, a local man received a notice to appear at the state JIM office to assist in investigations under the same act.