Immigration goes on offensive against fake e-PLKS syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department has adopted an offensive approach to dismantle the root of a syndicate producing fake electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes (e-PLKS) and suspected fake police reports.
The Immigration Department in Malaysia has launched an offensive operation to dismantle a syndicate involved in producing fake electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes (e-PLKS) and suspected counterfeit police reports. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced the initiative, Ops Serkap, which resulted in the seizure of 18 laptops, 21 printers and scanners, three mobile phones, and 10 Bangladeshi international passports.
Additionally, printed copies of fraudulent e-PLKS and police reports were confiscated. The operation targeted 11 premises in Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur, with 40 enforcement officers from the Immigration Department's Enforcement Division raiding them simultaneously. Thirty foreigners were detained, including 11 Bangladeshis, suspected of operating the premises.
The remaining 19 individuals were detained for various immigration offences. The government is committed to maintaining a clean immigration system, reinforcing controls at entry points, and safeguarding the local labor market from exploitation by illegal syndicates.
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