Sindiket jual cap imigresen RM70, untung RM15,000 sebulan

Two Thai women and a local man were arrested in a special operation conducted by the Immigration Department (JIM) on November 3. The operation targeted a syndicate behind the sale of fake immigration security caps. The syndicate allegedly makes up to RM15,000 a month by charging between RM70 and RM100 for each fraudulent cap. They targeted foreigners residing in Malaysia without proper documents, particularly those from Thailand.

The syndicate promoted their services through WhatsApp to customers who wanted to obtain fake security caps. Customers only needed to send their passports without revealing their faces to avoid detection, and some may not have been aware that the security caps they received were fake. During the operation, JIM seized two temporary entry clearance caps, one invalid entry clearance cap, adhesive sheets from the caps, two cap stamps, five date stamps, six Thai passports, a Thai identification card, five mobile phones, two notebooks, and a key to a premises.

Two individuals were questioned under Section 56(1A)(c) of the law, while the two Thai women were questioned under Section 56(1)(l) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and taken to immigration offices for further action.