04-08-2025
Indonesian held over fake immigration stamps at KLIA
The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency said the case pointed to the possible involvement of the 'flying passport' syndicate, a term used for fraudulent immigration stamping. (Bernama pic)
PUTRAJAYA : The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) detained an Indonesian man yesterday afternoon after he was found having suspicious security stamps on his passport during immigration checks at the departure hall of KLIA Terminal 1.
Initial investigations revealed that the man had entered Malaysia via the Pasir Gudang entry point in Johor on July 18, 2022, and was recorded as having left the country through KLIA on Aug 13, 2022.
'However, several entry and exit security stamps bearing his name from 2022 to 2025 raised doubts,' the agency said in a statement today.
Further checks through the MyIMMs system found no official records of the man's movements in or out of Malaysia during that period.
The man later admitted to investigators that he had never left Malaysia since 2022 and had paid RM4,000 to obtain the fake stamps.
The agency said the case pointed to the possible involvement of the ''flying passport' syndicate, a term used for fraudulent immigration stamping.
AKPS said further investigations will be carried out to identify those behind the activity and to pursue disciplinary action and criminal charges for passport forgery or other immigration offences.
