Immigration nabs Bangladesh national over fake work permit renewal syndicate
For months, a young Bangladeshi national has been taking in huge profits by operating a fake work permit renewal syndicate that targeted foreign workers in Johor Baru, Johor .
To make his operations look legitimate, the 26-year-old even set up a company that provided services on immigration matters which he registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
However, his world came crashing down after the Immigration Department arrested him and his two workers, a Bangladeshi and a Myanmar national in Tampoi at around 1.55pm during Ops Serkap on Tuesday (Dec 19).
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To make his operations look legitimate, the 26-year-old even set up a company that provided services on immigration matters which he registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
However, his world came crashing down after the Immigration Department arrested him and his two workers, a Bangladeshi and a Myanmar national in Tampoi at around 1.55pm during Ops Serkap on Tuesday (Dec 19).
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00:00 The Malaysian Immigration Department of Johor has successfully passed three fraud syndicates
00:06 related to the renewal of the employment permit through the 2.0 employment recalibration program
00:13 and the flying passport.
00:16 The OPS CERCAP in the operation in isolation around Johor this December
00:21 was succeeded by the Unit for Investigation and Operation Activities
00:25 of the National Government of the Malaysian Immigration Department of Johor.
00:30 This operation is the result of investigation and monitoring after receiving a complaint from the public
00:36 about the activities of foreigners who infiltrated the syndicate.
00:41 The first OPS CERCAP related to the flying passport in Iskandar Puteri was passed on 3 December last year
00:48 where it managed to detain a local woman and a Chinese man
00:54 with 5 Chinese passports and cash worth RM12,100.
01:01 The local woman was considered to be a middleman in this syndicate.
01:06 Both suspects were charged under Section 12-1-F,
01:11 Article 166, Article 150
01:15 because without the proper authority,
01:18 the woman did not have any passport or domestic travel documents
01:24 issued for the use of anyone other than herself.
01:29 The second OPS CERCAP was held on 8 December 2023
01:34 where the Jimjohor Gym managed to arrest a couple of foreigners in a flat in Pasir Gudang,
01:42 a couple of men from Bangladesh and a woman from Indonesia
01:49 as part of the syndicate's fraudulent renewal of their employment permits.
01:55 The main target of this syndicate was foreigners,
01:58 who were mostly individuals from Bangladesh
02:03 who had issues with the request for a work permit
02:08 and the registration of the 2.0 recalibration programme.
02:13 Meanwhile, the latest OPS, on 19 December 2023,
02:21 managed to arrest a man from Bangladesh
02:25 who claimed to be the manager of a private company
02:31 aged 26 years in Tampui, Johor.
02:35 The suspect was charged under the syndicate's fraudulent renewal of their employment permits.
02:42 In various ways and modus operandi,
02:45 the syndicate was used to extort profits since early 2023.
02:53 The syndicate's modus operandi was to search and collect passports from house to house.
03:00 The target of this syndicate was foreigners who had issues with the request for a work permit
03:07 and the registration of the 2.0 recalibration programme.
03:12 In this operation, a man from Bangladesh and a man from Myanmar
03:19 were arrested, including three people.
03:24 The suspect was a black Lexus RX.
03:30 The Johor State Immigration Office considered this case to be serious.
03:36 We suspect that there are many more syndicates like this.
03:41 The Johor State Immigration Office will increase the investigation risk,
03:47 including the police, to ensure the safety of Malaysia.
03:54 The Johor State Immigration Office will continue to carry out the operation of the police
03:58 to arrest the party and the employees who are still stubborn.
04:02 The firm action without compromise will be committed against the employees
04:07 and the owners of the premises who still employ foreigners
04:11 without a travel document and a valid pass or permit.
04:16 For more information, visit www.fema.gov
04:21 For more information, visit www.fema.gov