Immigration officer, six others arrested for Islamic State links

Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division officers detaining one of the seven suspects

KUALA LUMPUR: An Immigration officer was among seven suspected Islamic State (IS) militants who were arrested in Sabah and at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from last Wednesday to Sunday.

The woman officer is alleged to have arranged for militants to travel without valid documents to Sabah before heading to southern Philippines.