PUTRAJAYA, Sept 16 — The Home Ministry (KDN) is determined to dismantle the operations of syndicates manipulating the foreign worker system and falsifying documents at the root, without any tolerance, said its Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said the Immigration Department (JIM) was no longer taking a defensive approach, but was instead acting aggressively to cripple the syndicates at their source.

“The KDN leadership is determined to dismantle this chain of fraud at the root without any tolerance. Throughout my tenure at the helm of KDN, we have proven that administrative power must be used boldly to safeguard national security,” he said in a Facebook post today.

Saifuddin Nasution said the firm action was demonstrated through swift and uncompromising enforcement by JIM in Ops Serkap on September 14, which saw 11 premises in the Jalan Chan Sow Lin commercial area in Kuala Lumpur raided simultaneously.

He said the operation led to the detention of 30 foreign nationals, including 11 suspected masterminds, comprising 10 men and one woman, all from Bangladesh, who were operating the premises.

A total of 19 foreign nationals, comprising 16 Bangladeshis, one Myanmar national and two Indonesians, were detained for various immigration offences.

During the operation, 18 laptops, 21 printers and scanners, three mobile phones and 10 Bangladeshi international passports were seized, along with printed copies of fake electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes (e-PLKS) and fake police reports.

Saifuddin Nasution said the fake e-PLKS were sold for RM150 each, while the fake police reports were sold for RM70 each.

He said the syndicates’ activities not only undermined the immigration administration system but also posed a threat to public safety and created opportunities for illegal entry by foreigners.

He added that the Madani Government was committed to ensuring a clean immigration system, tightening controls at the country’s entry points and protecting the local job market from exploitation by illegal syndicates.

“Malaysia is not a playground for criminals. Any foreign party or Malaysian who tries to break the law, forge documents, or conduct illegal activities will be hunted down, arrested and brought to justice accordingly,” he added.

He said there would be no compromise with illegal syndicates and that KDN would continue to crack down on document forgers to safeguard the country’s sovereignty. — Bernama