PUTRAJAYA — The Home Ministry has pledged to dismantle syndicates involved in manipulating Malaysia’s foreign worker system and producing fraudulent documents, with enforcement efforts focused on the groups’ operations at their source.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the Immigration Department had shifted from a defensive approach to more aggressive action aimed at disrupting syndicates involved in such activities, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.
He said the government would not tolerate attempts to exploit the country’s immigration system, adding that administrative powers must be used decisively to protect national security.
The latest action came during Ops Serkap on September 14, when Immigration Department officers simultaneously raided 11 premises in the Jalan Chan Sow Lin commercial area in Kuala Lumpur.
The operation resulted in the arrest of 30 foreign nationals, including 11 Bangladeshis suspected of being the masterminds behind the syndicate, comprising 10 men and one woman.
Another 19 foreign nationals were detained for various immigration offences, including 16 Bangladeshis, one Myanmar national and two Indonesians.
Authorities also seized 18 laptops, 21 printers and scanners, three mobile phones and 10 Bangladeshi passports during the raids.
The seized materials included printed copies of fraudulent electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes (e-PLKS) and fake police reports.
According to Saifuddin, the syndicate allegedly sold the fake e-PLKS for RM150 each and fraudulent police reports for RM70.
He said such activities not only compromised the country’s immigration administration but could also threaten public safety by creating avenues for foreigners to enter Malaysia illegally.
