Bangladeshi remanded for role as syndicate agent at KLIA’s ‘special counter’


PUTRAJAYA: A company director, a Bangladeshi national, has been remanded for his alleged role as a syndicate agent and inducing enforcement officers with bribes to bring in foreigners through a “special counter” at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The suspect, in his 50s, is believed to have given bribes between RM200 and up to RM25,000 to enforcement officers as a reward for protecting, easing the entry process and for not taking action against foreigners who did not meet conditions when entering the country.

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