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PETALING JAYA: One of the 34 immigration officers arrested for his involvement in an immigration union has a criminal record for kidnapping and car theft, a source with knowledge revealed.
According to the source, the low-ranking officer with a KP19 rank owns four luxury cars that have since been seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the ongoing sting operation against the union.
These cars comprise a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a Mustang, an Audi, and a Range Rover, all of which were saved in his name by a foreign worker agent.
“According to police records, the immigration officer was found to have a criminal record for kidnapping and car theft. The officer is also part of the syndicate of kidnapping and car theft led by the agent of foreign workers, “said the source.
The officer is also believed to be involved in a secret society.
“How could a person with a criminal record be employed in public administration?” asked the source.
Meanwhile, the source said that the police are looking for the foreign worker agent for kidnapping and car theft cases, as well as criminal conspiracy in connection with a prostitution union involving Chinese nationals.
In total, 12 foreign worker agents have been arrested in the operation called Ops Selat, and all are members of an international human trafficking union.
10 other civilians have been arrested for allowing their bank accounts to be used to hold bribes collected by immigration officials.
More than RM 800,000 in cash, 26 luxury cars and four high-powered motorcycles have been seized.
When contacted, MACC’s director of investigations, Norazlan Mohd Razali, confirmed that 56 people have been arrested so far.
“We will take strict measures against these agents. MACC will work with the Immigration Department and the police on further investigations based on various laws, ”he said.
It was previously reported that the union catered to employers of foreign workers who wanted them to stay here or to return to their country of origin.
The union had two methods of operation: the first was an “air passport” for those who came to Malaysia on social visas but worked here illegally.
Workers’ agents would collect their passports and pay immigration officers to stamp their passports to indicate that they had left the country before the 90-day stay allowed under their social visa expired, and legally re-entered.
His other modus operandi was to “set counters” for migrants who have been blacklisted for immigration crimes.
Migrants would go to these particular counters at airports and pay up to RM6,000 to be allowed to leave the country even though they had been blacklisted to travel.
