JOHOR BARU: Three Immigration officers were among five people arrested for attempting to assist in the illegal entry of foreigners into the country.
It was learnt that the five suspects, including one woman, were arrested separately between 5pm and 11pm on Tuesday at the Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office and around the Larkin area.
“A team from the Johor Immigration integrity division was conducting checks at the Senai International Airport when they detected the involvement of its officers.
They inspected the phones of Immigration officers stationed at the airport and found several text messages indicating the incidence of bribery.
“The inducement was from foreigners who wanted to enter Malaysia without going through the proper process and procedures,” said the source, adding that the female suspect is the wife of one of the officers.
The suspects, aged between 35 and 46, were brought to the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for a remand order.
Senior assistant registrar Nurkhalida Farhana Abu Bakar issued a five-day remand order against the suspects to assist in investigations.
When contacted, Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed the arrests, adding that the case would be investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act.
In an unrelated case, pieces of human bones were found in an abandoned house at Jalan Besar Tongkang Pechah in Batu Pahat.
Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a member of the public alerted the police at about 11.30am on Feb 28.
“A team of forensics were deployed to conduct investigations. Based on early checks, two of the bones are believed to be femur (thigh) bones, two fibula (calf) bones and two shin bones.
“The bones have been sent to the Chemistry Department for DNA analysis,” he said in a statement.
