KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 2026 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM) has dismantled a syndicate selling fake temporary work passes after simultaneous raids on 11 commercial premises along Jalan Chan Sow Lin.
In a statement, Saifuddin said illegal syndicates had for a long time made easy profits by manipulating the foreign worker system and selling electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes (e-PLKS).
“This irresponsible activity not only damages the immigration administration system, but also threatens public security and opens the door to the illegal entry of foreigners,” he said.
Under Ops Serkap, 40 officers from the Enforcement Division of Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya were deployed to the commercial area. Eleven premises were raided at the same time.
Thirty foreigners were detained. Of these, 11 were identified as the principal suspects running the premises — 10 Bangladeshi men and one Bangladeshi woman. A further 19 foreigners were held for various immigration offences: 16 Bangladeshis, one Myanmar national and two Indonesians.
Officers seized 18 laptops, 21 printers and scanners, three mobile phones, 10 Bangladeshi international passports, printed e-PLKS documents and suspected fake police reports.
According to the ministry, fake e-PLKS documents were sold at RM150 each, while fake police reports were sold at RM70 each.
All detainees have been transferred to the Putrajaya Immigration Depot under Section 51(5)(b) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.
Saifuddin said that since taking charge of the Home Ministry (KDN), administrative power has been used firmly to protect national security.
“JIM is no longer on the defensive. It is now on the offensive to cripple the source of these syndicates. KDN’s leadership is determined to destroy this chain of fraud from its roots, with no tolerance whatsoever,” he said.
He said the MADANI government remains committed to keeping the immigration system clean, tightening control at the country’s entry points, and protecting the local job market from exploitation by illegal syndicates.
Issuing a stern warning to foreigners and syndicate operators, the minister said Malaysia is not a playground for criminals.
“Any foreign party or local who attempts to break the law, forge documents or run illegal activities will be hunted down, arrested and brought before the courts according to the law,” he said.
“There is no compromise for illegal syndicates: KDN raids document forgers and safeguards the sovereignty of the homeland.”
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