Fake MyKad ops uncovered


Latest incident: Ruslin (centre) showing the fake MyKad to the media after the sting operation in Puchong. With him are deputy director Saiful Yazan Alwi (right) and director of enforcement Sanusi Wahab. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Despite the many security features in the MyKad, fake ones are still being widely distributed.

A syndicate providing such fake IDs to foreigners may have been in operation for more than five years, producing MyKad that looks almost 100% genuine.

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