SEREMBAN, MALAYSIA: Immigration officers detained 23 foreign women who had no valid travel documents and believed to be involved in immoral activities at an entertainment outlet in Rahang.

The women - 12 from China, seven Indonesians, two Vietnamese and two Filipinos - all in their 20s and 30s carried false Sabah identity cards.

Immigration director of enforcement Datuk Ishak Mohamad told reporters that a Malaysian man, in his 50s, and two Malaysian women, in their 30s and 40s, who were believed to be the pimps were also detained.

He said the department would recommend to the Seremban Municipal Council to revoke the licence of the entertainment outlet.

In Bukit Mertajam, 17 foreign women, all believed to be working as guest relations officers (GROs), were arrested when police raided an entertainment outlet in Jalan Prai Jaya on Friday.

The women, aged between 20 and 30, were from China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. They had social visit passes.

Police also detained 20 customers at the outlet and had their urine sample taken. All of them were released after they were tested negative for drug. The outlet caretaker was also detained for questioning.

In Ipoh, four women from China and Hong Kong, also believed to be working as GROs at an entertainment outlet, were detained on Friday.