‘Immigration syndicate’ believed to have raked in at least RM14mil


PUTRAJAYA: The syndicate providing Immigration “stamping facilities” to foreign workers and illegal immigrants is believed to have raked in RM14.5mil in payments over the four years it has been operating.

Following the arrest of Immigration officers during a special operation codenamed “Ops Selat”, graft investigators discovered the syndicate has been in business since 2017 and is believed to have been making around RM3.6mil a year.

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