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The Star
24-05-2025
- The Star
Immigration smashes two syndicates involved in forging papers
KUALA LUMPUR: Two groups, known as Ejen 001 and Al Ameen, involved in the abuse and forgery of Immigration documents, have been busted in raids by the Immigration Department here. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said that based on a two-week surveillance, his team raided three locations in Jalan Ampang and Jalan Kia Peng here at 12.10pm last Tuesday. They arrested five Chinese nationals and one Myanmar national, aged between 28 and 41, and subsequently dismantled the Ejen 001 group. He said the team seized 23 Chinese passports, one Vanuatu passport, two sets of computer central processing units, premises stamp, four handphones, two Employment Pass cards, two sets of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation application copies, one Chinese travel document and RM50,000 in cash. 'Preliminary investigations found that the Chinese national is believed to be the mastermind in offering immigration document-related services to other Chinese nationals in the country, such as applications for Social Visit Passes and Special Passes,' he said in a statement here yesterday, Bernama reported. He said Ejen 001 was operating behind office premises that had been turned into an operations centre to deceive authorities, while the charges imposed were from RM10,000 to RM15,000 for each service offered. The operations were believed to have been going on for the past six months. In the second raid at 5.42pm on three business premises on Jalan Raja Laut here, Zakaria said the team arrested three Bangladeshi men, aged between 24 and 32. They were identified as being involved in the forgery of Immigration documents for the Temporary Employment Visit Pass (ePLKS). He said it was believed a group known as Al Ameen was involved in the forgery of ePLKS, targeting Bangladeshi nationals who do not have work permits here. 'The results of the QR Code check on ePLKS found that the owner is a different individual and there is no information, while the syndicate operates this illegal activity from mobile phone shops to deceive the authorities. They had been operating for six months,' he said, adding that the fee charged was RM30 to RM70 for one unit of fake ePLKS . The team seized 18 Bangladeshi passports, one Pakistani passport, three laptops, two printers, closed-circuit television camera, a Kuala Lumpur City Hall licence and cash amounting to RM3,446. Zakaria said all the detained individuals were taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Depot for further investigation.
New Straits Times
23-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Immigration smashes 2 syndicates involved in forging documents
KUALA LUMPUR: Two groups known as Ejen 001 and Al Ameen, involved in the abuse and forgery of Immigration documents were busted in raids by the Immigration Department here on Tuesday. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said that based on two-week surveillance, his team raided three locations in Jalan Ampang and Jalan Kia Peng here at 12.10pm before arresting five Chinese nationals and one Myanmarese, aged between 28 and 41, and subsequently dismantled the Ejen 001 group. He said the operation team seized 23 Chinese passports, one Vanuatu passport, two sets of computer central processing units (CPUs), premises stamp, four handphones, two Employment Pass (EP) cards, two sets of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) application copies, one Chinese travel document and RM50,000 in cash. "Preliminary investigations found that the Chinese national is believed to be the main mastermind in offering immigration document-related services to other Chinese nationals in the country, such as applications for Social Visit Passes and Special Passes," he said in a statement here yesterday. He said Ejen 001 was operating behind office premises that had been turned into an operations centre to deceive the authorities, while the charges imposed were from RM10,000 to RM15,000 for each service offered, and the operations were believed to have been going on for the past six months. In the second raid, at 5.42pm, on three business premises in Jalan Raja Laut here, Zakaria said the operation team arrested three Bangladeshi men, aged between 24 and 32 years, who were identified as being involved in the forgery of Immigration documents for the Temporary Employment Visit Pass (ePLKS). He said that the results of public information and intelligence over three weeks found that a group known as "Al Ameen" was involved in the forgery of ePLKS, targeting Bangladeshi nationals who do not have work permits here. "The results of the 'QR Code' check on ePLKS found that the owner is a different individual and there is no information, while this syndicate operates in this illegal activity from mobile phone shops to deceive the authorities and had been operating for six months," he said, adding that fee charged was RM30 to RM70 for one unit of fake ePLKS . The operation team seized 18 Bangladeshi passports, one Pakistani passport, three laptops, two printers, closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) licence and cash amounting to RM3,446. Zakaria said that all the individuals who were detained were taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Depot for further investigation, and legal action is to be taken against them under the provisions of the Immigration Act 1959/63, the Passport Act 1966, and the Immigration Regulations 1963 based on their respective offences. "Additionally, eight local citizens were called to assist with the investigations. The Immigration Department will continue to intensify enforcement to combat any activities involving document abuse and immigration law violations," he added. – Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Immigration dept smashes document fraud syndicates in KL
Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said those arrested were taken to the Putrajaya immigration depot for further investigation. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : The immigration department busted two groups known as Ejen 001 and Al Ameen, involved in the abuse and forgery of immigration documents, in raids around Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said his team raided three locations in Jalan Ampang and Jalan Kia Peng at 12.10pm before arresting five Chinese nationals and one Myanmar national, aged between 28 and 41, dismantling the Ejen 001 group. He said the team seized 23 Chinese passports, one Vanuatu passport, two CPUs, a premises stamp, four mobile phones, two employment pass cards, two copies of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation application forms, one Chinese travel document, and RM50,000 in cash. 'The Chinese national is believed to be the main mastermind in offering immigration document-related services to other Chinese nationals in the country, such as applications for social visit passes and special passes,' Bernama quoted him as saying today. He said Ejen 001 had been operating for the past six months at an office converted into an operations centre, charging RM10,000 to RM15,000 for each service offered. Zakaria said the second raid at 5.42pm of three premises in Jalan Raja Laut saw the arrest of three Bangladeshi men, aged between 24 and 32, who were identified as being involved in the forgery of immigration documents for temporary employment visit passes (ePLKS). He said the results of public information and intelligence over three weeks found that a group known as Al Ameen was involved in the forgery of ePLKS, targeting Bangladeshi nationals who did not have work permits. 'This syndicate operated for six months from mobile phone shops to deceive the authorities,' he said, adding that it had charged RM30 to RM70 for each fake ePLKS. The team seized 18 Bangladeshi passports, one Pakistani passport, three laptops, two printers, a CCTV camera, a Kuala Lumpur City Hall licence, and RM3,446 in cash. Zakaria said those arrested were taken to the Putrajaya immigration depot for further investigation. 'Eight local citizens were also called to aid the investigation,' he said.
The Star
23-05-2025
- The Star
Immigration busts two syndicates offering forged documentation, fake passes
PETALING JAYA: Two seperate groups involved in the illegal distribution of Immigration documentation and creating fake passes have been busted. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, in a statement Friday (May 23), said that the first raid was conducted on May 20 at three locations along Jalan Ampang and Jalan Kia Peng. "Two weeks of surveillance led to the arrest of six suspects; five Chinese nationals and one from Myanmar. The suspects, aged between 28 and 41 years old, were known collectively as 'Ejen 001'. "Investigations showed that the mastermind, a Chinese national, had offered Immigration documentation services to Chinese nationals, such as social visits and special passes. Their operations were conducted behind the cover of a regular office. "Each service offered was charged from RM10,000 to RM15,000 and the group was found to have been in operation for the last six months," he said. A total of 23 Chinese passports, two Employment Pass (EP) cards and RM50,000 were seized during the raid. The second raid was conducted at 5.42pm in Jalan Raja Laut where three Bangladeshi men were arrested for suspected document forgery. The suspects, aged between 24 and 32 years old, were believed to have forged temporary employment visit passes (e-PLKS), with their group dubbed "Al Ameen". They would offer the forged documents to other Bangladeshis that did not have working passes to work in this country. Authorities found that the e-PLKS QR code would show other individuals or no information whatsoever when scanned. "This group hid their activities behind a handphone shop to prevent the authorities from finding them and has been operating for around six months. "They would charge between RM30 to RM70 for each forged e-PLKS," he said. The department also seized numerous passports, including 18 Bangladeshi ones. "All those arrested in the raids have been sent to the Putrajaya Immigration depot for further action. "Eight Malaysians have also been given notices to present themselves to the department to assist investigations," he said.
