Kuala Lumpur:A total of 417 individuals were detained after an unlicensed entertainment centre, suspected to be a hub for drug activities, was raided by the police early this morning on Jalan Sultan Ismail here.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin stated that the arrests included premises guards, workers, and visitors, among them four Bangladeshi nationals. The raid, initiated around 2.30 am, followed information linking the premises to drug abuse activities. Those detained were taken to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters for documentation and urine screening.

Meanwhile, in a separate operation, eight individuals, including six foreigners, were arrested at another unlicensed entertainment centre on Jalan Tun Razak around 2 am. This 'Op Noda' raid was executed by officers from the Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) alongside the Wangsa Maju IPD Narcotics Crime Investigation Department.

Wangsa Maju IPD chief ACP Annas Sulaiman reported that the arrested men, aged between 21 and 40, included six foreigners—two each from Bangladesh and Myanmar without valid travel documents, and two from China. Police seized audio system equipment, including DJ Multi Players, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, bottles of liquor, and business sales receipts valued over RM2,100.

All arrests and seized items were taken to the Wangsa Maju IPD. The cases are being investigated under various sections of the Federal Territory Entertainment Act, the Immigration Act, the National Registration Regulations, and the Penal Code for obstructing public servants.