KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has intensified its crackdown on unauthorised photographers, or 'photo touts,' around the city's top tourist spots, seizing more equipment and issuing fresh compounds in its latest multi-agency raid on Thursday.

The operation, dubbed "Op Lens," targeted public gathering areas around the Saloma Link and the KLCC esplanade.

It was conducted jointly with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Immigration Department (JIM), and the National Registration Department (NRD).

During the Thursday raid, enforcement officers issued five compound notices to individuals found operating without a license.

They also carried out four seizures of various photography equipment for offences under the ...