NINE Filipinos were apprehended in Malaysia following the start of the government’s crackdown on illegal foreign workers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.

DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said that eight were caught in Labuan Federal Authority while one was arrested in Bintulu, Sarawak.

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