KUALA LUMPUR: The proprietor of a Bangladesh company believed to be part of a syndicate that conspired to bribe enforcement officers to bring foreigners in through a special counter at the KL International Airport has been arrested.
A source said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested the suspect, in his 40s, in an operation here code-named Op Pump at about 1.30pm on Monday.
“The suspect and several agents of the syndicate are believed to have paid bribes ranging from RM200 to RM25,000 to several officers of an enforcement agency to facilitate foreigners to pass through the country’s airport entry point without proper checks.
“The graft was in return for protecting, facilitating passage and not taking enforcement action on foreigners for violation of procedures under the Immigration Act 1956/63 (Act 155),” the source told Bernama.
The suspect had been remanded until Friday following an application by the MACC at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
MACC Intelligence Division director Datuk Zainul Darus, when contacted, confirmed the arrest of the suspect.
