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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four more people linked to an immigration union linked to a trafficking ring involving China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh, FMT has learned.
The four people, aged between 28 and 52, comprise three agents who supply foreign workers and an immigration official.
A source told the FMT that 50 people had been detained in total as part of a joint MACC and Immigration Department sting operation called “Ops Selat”, while more than RM800,000 in cash, 26 luxury cars and four High-powered motorcycles were seized.
The source added that this does not yet include confiscated houses, land, jewelry and other items.
“A shocking discovery was how a KP19 grade immigration officer was able to own four luxury cars: a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Mustang, a Range Rover and an Audi.
“The cars were registered by four agents of foreign workers, including two Chinese nationals believed to be agents of Chinese migrant workers operating in Malaysia, and two local agents. We have identified all four of them and we are tracking them, ”said the source.
The luxury vehicles were believed to be rewards for “setting counters” for migrants who had been blacklisted for immigration crimes.
“The agents in Malaysia will be informed of the names, passport numbers and flight times of the blacklisted persons who wish to enter Malaysia.
“These agents will then contact the immigration officers at KLIA and klia2 to ‘set up’ the counters, allowing migrant workers or foreign visitors easy access to Malaysia.
“The same happens with leaving the country, either because of being on the black list, due to expiration of visitor passes or false passports. And only the specific counters in KLIA and klia2 will be used by migrant workers or foreign visitors, ”said the source.
When contacted by FMT, MACC’s director of investigations, Norazlan Mohd Razali, did not rule out the possibility that more people would be arrested in the ongoing operation.
Investigations are ongoing under section 16 of the MACC Act of 2009 and section 16 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Illicit Activities Act of 2001.
