PUTRAJAYA, Sept 15 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained three immigration officers last Tuesday in a multi-state operation, ‘Op Rentas’, for allegedly taking bribes to illegally process foreign nationals for ‘counter setting’ syndicates.
A post on MACC’s official TikTok account revealed that a senior officer was found in possession of approximately RM1.5 million in assets, with over RM1 million in Tabung Haji accounts under his, his wife’s, and his children’s names, as well as over RM400,000 in an Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) account.
MACC also seized an estimated RM60,000 worth of jewellery and RM13,900 in cash from this suspect.
In a separate seizure during the same operation, MACC Kuala Lumpur confiscated a total of RM150,000 in cash from a female officer, comprising RM125,000 hidden on the roof of her house and jewellery valued at RM15,000.
Meanwhile, a second female suspect was found to be in possession of jewellery worth RM80,000, cash amounting to RM41,470, and 13,300 Thai Baht.
MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations), Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya, stated that all three suspects are believed to have conspired with the counter-setting syndicate, accepting bribes as payment for bypassing official immigration procedures.
“‘Op Rentas’ was conducted simultaneously in four states by the MACC Intelligence Division starting last Tuesday,” he said. — Bernama