It was far from a quiet night at the V8 Hotel in Johor Bahru. Enforcement officers hit the place with a sudden raid in the early hours of this morning. If you pass by during the day, you can already tell the crowd is a mixed bag with plenty of foreigners and a high turnover rate.
The authorities purposely picked the middle of the night to launch the surprise operation. Several rooms were knocked on one by one for checks, and a few people were hauled away on the spot. As for the exact details, we will have to wait for the official statement.
To be fair, heavy-handed crackdowns like this aren't all that unusual at these kinds of business hotels. Neighbors probably just heard the commotion in the middle of the night and chatted about it over morning tea, while the real inside story will depend on what comes out next.
