KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 14 -- Police will take firm action against any violation of the law and criminal conduct involving foreigners in Malaysia, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail has said.

He said 96,844 foreign nationals were arrested for various crimes from 2024 to September 2026, based on Criminal Investigation Department (CID) statistics.

"PDRM will take firm action against any form of violation of the law and criminal conduct involving foreigners in Malaysia," Mohd Khalid said in a statement in Malay today, using the abbreviation for the Royal Malaysia Police.

He said arrests of foreign nationals numbered 33,136 in 2024 and rose to 36,740 the following year, an increase of 3,604 arrests or 10.9 per cent.

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