KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) issued 19 compound notices and seized equipment from individuals allegedly operating as unlicensed photographers during an enforcement operation around the KLCC area on Saturday night.

In a post on its Facebook page, DBKL said the integrated operation, dubbed Op Lens: Ulat Foto, was carried out with the cooperation of the National Registration Department (JPN) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) at Saloma Link, Jalan Ampang and Jalan P Ramlee at about 9pm on July 18.

The operation targeted unauthorised photography services, commonly referred to as "ulat foto", being offered at public spaces, DBKL said in a statement shared on its Facebook page.

The local authority said it issued 19 co...