Three foreign worker agents nabbed over fake border stamps
BERNAMA
25/11/2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 -- Three foreign worker agents have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to facilitate investigations into the falsification of entry and exit stamps at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and klia2.
According to an MACC source, all three agents, aged between 30 and 66, were nabbed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
“One of the agents is a lawyer while the other two run businesses relating to foreign workers.
“Till now, 59 individuals have been arrested since Ops Selat was launched. The comprise 15 foreign worker agents, 34 immigration personnel and 10 civilians involved in mule accounts,” the source said.
The source said all three agents were taken to the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court for remand under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Bernama reported on Friday that the MACC had arrested 50 individuals in raids in several states under Ops Selat for their involvement in falsifying entry and exit stamps at the country’s border gates.
Ops Selat is a special operation conducted with the assistance of the Immigration Department based on intelligence and surveillance at the country’s entry and exit points, especially at KLIA, klia2 and Bangunan Sultan Ismail Johor Bahru.
