RM80,000 in cash and jewellery seized from duo
PETALING JAYA: Just days after a husband and his wife were arrested for corruption, a mother and her child – both enforcement agency officers –have been held in an investigation into an immigration “counter setting” syndicate.
The mother-child pair were arrested by the Negri Sembilan Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission as part of the ongoing Ops Rentas investigations.
In a statement on its TikTok page, the MACC said around RM80,000 in cash as well as RM50,000 in jewellery were seized from the two suspects after a raid.
The MACC also seized a further RM12,000 in cash and other foreign currencies, and RM200,000 in jewellery from another six suspects.
“The MACC also froze RM1mil from Tabung Haji and Amanah Saham Bumiputera accounts,” it added.
MACC Intelligence Division senior director Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, in the statement, said all suspects had collaborated with the “counter setting” syndicate.
Seizure of items: Foreign currencies were found among cash and other items discovered during the Ops Rentas raids.
They were believed to have taken bribes to ease the passage of foreign workers without the necessary procedures.
Previously, investigations into the syndicate led to seizures of around RM2mil in jewellery and gold pieces.
A husband and wife who worked for the Immigration Department were also arrested for allegedly accepting bribes for years and using the proceeds to open a jewellery store.
A total of 3.2kg of jewellery worth RM1.6mil and 75 gold pieces worth around RM400,000 were seized during a raid.
MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya, in a previous statement, said that the raids were conducted from Sept 9 to 11.
He added then that five of the suspects arrested were Immigration Department officers working at the airport.
“The Selangor MACC also froze 70 bank accounts as well, leading to a total value of RM3.3mil in total assets seized,” he said.
