Ten foreigners in money laundering ring busted


PUTRAJAYA: Ten foreigners were arrested while RM3.6mil was seized by the Immigration Department in a special operation targeting an illegal money transfer syndicate in Klang and Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday, says Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.

The joint operation, conducted with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and CyberSecurity Malaysia, uncovered foreign currencies amounting to 1,400 and 10,000 yuan, as well as gold jewellery believed to be linked to illicit financial transactions.

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