SHAH ALAM, June 29 — A foreign woman's three-year operation running a forged immigration documents syndicate was uncovered after she was arrested during Ops Serkap in Klang on Saturday.
Selangor Immigration deputy director (Control) Mohamad Khusairi Kamarudin said the woman, believed to be the syndicate's mastermind, holds a Long-Term Social Visit Pass as the spouse of a Malaysian.
He said the syndicate targeted foreign nationals from overseas before bringing them into Malaysia through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The customers were then placed in a transit house in Klang for between one and two weeks while various forged documents were prepared.
"While staying at the transit house, the suspect prepared various forged documents, including fake travel records, to make it appear that the customers had an established travel history," he said in a statement yesterday.
Mohamad Khusairi said the syndicate also falsified employment records in Malaysia and produced counterfeit Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) stickers.
During the same operation, the Selangor Immigration Department arrested 11 other foreign nationals from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka suspected of being involved in the syndicate.
In total, 12 foreign nationals aged between 25 and 40 were arrested at two separate locations. The alleged mastermind is being investigated under Section 56(1)(l) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, while the others are being investigated under Sections 6(1)(c) and 15(1)(c) of the same Act.
Mohamad Khusairi said investigations are ongoing to identify the syndicate's full network, including the possible involvement of individuals both within Malaysia and overseas.
