Immigration says it has detained more than 10 foreigners who were living illegally in the Male' area.
Immigration said that it has now launched a special operation against foreigners who live illegally in the greater Male' area without regard to public security and safety.
It said that under this operation, 3 houses in Male' were searched and 13 foreigners were detained from these houses.
The new operation from Immigration is another addition to its ongoing operations against undocumented expatriates living and working in the Greater Male' area.
Immigration along with the Police and Male' City Council are also targeting migrant businesses including takeaway shops and small coffee shops.
Authorities are also inspecting places where foreigners are known to make food items to sell to their community and locals. Some of the places that have been raided showed highly unhygienic conditions.
