PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate involved in falsifying data and documents for foreign workers.
Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said three Sri Lankan nationals aged from 35 to 45 were arrested during Ops Serkap.
"Authorities also seized 11 passports of various countries, 15 i-Cards, five digital devices, five mobile phones and a printer," he said in a statement on Tuesday (April 21).
He added that the syndicate would alter actual documents issued by the Immigration Department, including ePASS, and produce fake stickers.
They also falsified marriage registration documents with Malaysian spouses, along with medical reports for applications to Immigration and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
He said the syndicate had been active for about two years and involved a network for the illegal entry and stay of foreign nationals.
Zakaria said its enforcement division, with cooperation from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), carried out the operation following intelligence and continuous monitoring.
The case is being investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63, Passports Act 1966, Immigration Regulations 1963 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
