22-05-2025
Father, son nabbed over fake ID shop
Busted: Wan Mohammed Saupee (second from left) showing the items seized during the press conference at KL Immigration headquarters.
KUALA LUMPUR: On the outside, it looked like an ordinary photography and watch shop in Chow Kit where people go in to get their photo taken for official documents.
But in reality, the shop was a one-stop centre for migrants and foreigners to get all manner of forged documents such as MyKad, MyKid, temporary work permits (PLKS), I-Kad and CIDB cards.
Run by a father and son, the shop has been operating since early this year and is believed to have attracted clients from even outside the Klang Valley.
Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the centre was busted following an 'Ops Serkap' raid at about 7pm on May 20.
'The operation involved 15 officers who did a month of surveillance and intelligence gathering. We detained both men aged 60 and 34 in the raid.
'They have been forging documents and cards for foreigners and foreign worker agents. The foreigners are from various countries, including Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar,' he told a press conference at the KL Immigration headquarters yesterday.
The suspects would communicate with prospective customers via WhatsApp.
Customers would be asked to provide a passport photo and pay either in cash or through online methods.
'They charged customers between RM60 and RM140, depending on the complexity of the work,' said Wan Mohammed Saupee.
Among the items seized were fake I-Kad, 50 fake e-PLKS slips, forged MyKad and MyKid as well as a card printing machine, 100 blank cards, photocopy machines and mobile phones, and RM4,000 in cash.
'Their fake cards included chips and hologram stickers that seemed genuine. However, the chips would not contain any information when scanned,' he said.
On top of immigration offences, the suspects will be also investigated for money laundering.
'We are checking bank transactions of both suspects. We believe they garnered big profits from this operation,' he said.
