THE Immigration Department arrested 47 foreigners in a raid on a well-known nightclub in Taman Bukit Indah, Nusajaya, Johor, today.

Its director-general, Khairul Dzaimee Daud, said 43 Thai women, one Laotian woman, two Bangladeshi men, and one Pakistani man were arrested in the operation that began at 1am today.

Apart from the foreigners, three locals – a man and two women – who were the caretakers of the premises, were also detained in the operation and are now in remand.

“All the foreign women who were arrested are believed to have been working as guest relations officers (GROs) while the men were general workers at the nightclub,” he said in a statement today.

Khairul said the nightclub’s modus operandi was for the GROs to stand on a stage and clients would indicate their interest in them by placing garlands on them.

“Payment for GRO services range between RM200 and RM300 for each garland. If the client requires sex services from the GROs, then the rate would range between RM1,000 and RM1,500 for a night,” he said.

Khairul said initial checks found that the foreign women entered Malaysia on social visit passes as tourists. – Bernama, August 4, 2022.