World | Malaysia Malaysia Nabs 80 Lovers in Raids ... on Hotel Rooms Unmarried couples busted in anti-valentine hotel sweeps By Rob Quinn Posted Feb 15, 2011 4:29 AM CST Copied A florist prepares roses for Valentine's Day in Kuala Lumpur. Other faiths, who make up around a third of the country's population, aren't affected by Islamic authorities' anti-Valentine crackdown. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin) Malaysia's morality police—making good on a vow to crack down on Valentine's Day canoodling—detained 40 unmarried Muslim couples in hotel rooms across the country yesterday. Authorities—who have deemed Valentine's Day un-Islamic—say the couples busted in the raids on cheap hotels during "Operation Valentine" will likely be charged with being in close proximity to somebody of the opposite sex in a private place, the AP reports. The unlucky lovers will face a fine and jail time if found guilty by an Islamic court. Read These Next Online sleuths expose Epstein file redactions. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. In this murder, arresting the boyfriend was a big mistake. After Kennedy Center name change, holiday jazz concert is canceled. Report an error