Immigration dept detains 20, seizes 341 passports in foreign worker quota abuse probe

The Malaysian Immigration Department detained 20 individuals in Putrajaya for suspected involvement in a syndicate abusing foreign worker quotas.

The operation uncovered 265 Bangladeshi passports, 63 Indonesian passports, 12 Pakistani passports, and one Indian passport, along with RM6,700 in cash.

The syndicate allegedly used false company profiles to obtain quotas, supplied workers illegally, and evaded taxes, generating significant profits per worker.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) detained 20 individuals aged between 23 and 47 during a special operation in Taman Datuk Ahmad Razali here yesterday over suspected involvement in a syndicate abusing foreign worker quotas.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the operation, which began at 7.30 am, was conducted by the Intelligence and Special Operations Division at the Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya, in collaboration with the Strategic Compliance Branch and the Intelligence and Profiling Department of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

He said the operation was carried out following public information and intelligence gathered by JIM.

“Those detained comprised two Bangladeshi men believed to be the business owner and manager, six local female employees, and 12 foreign customers—nine Bangladeshi men and three Indonesian women.

“The operation team also seized 265 Bangladeshi passports, 63 Indonesian passports, 12 Pakistani passports and one Indian passport, as well as RM6,700 in cash believed to be proceeds from customer payments,” he said in a statement today.

Zakaria said preliminary investigations found that the syndicate allegedly used an “A-to-B” employer arrangement, whereby a company (Employer A) obtained approval for foreign worker quotas and brought in workers under Temporary Employment Visit Passes (PLKS), but the workers were subsequently supplied to another company (Employer B) for profit instead of working for the original employer.

He said the syndicate was also suspected of submitting information that did not reflect the actual profiles of the companies involved to obtain approval for foreign worker quotas.

Further checks found that the foreign workers brought into the country did not work for the companies that had applied for the quotas but instead worked independently for other companies.

“This activity is believed to generate profits of between RM3,800 and RM5,000 per worker. To evade tax payments, the companies involved were found to have declared profits far below their actual financial records and failed to report personal income for the years of assessment 2020 to 2023,” he said.

Zakaria said the business owner, manager and one local employee were detained on suspicion of committing offences under Section 56(1)(l) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Section 12(1)(f) of the Passport Act 1966.

The 12 foreign customers were also detained for suspected offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and the Immigration Regulations 1963, he added.

He said the business owner was also being investigated by IRB over the alleged failure to report income and submission of inaccurate income reports under Sections 112(3) and 113(2) of the Income Tax Act 1967.

Zakaria stressed that JIM would continue to take firm action against illegal activities, including targeting those who plan, manage and profit from the abuse of foreign worker quotas. — Bernama

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马来西亚移民局在布城拘留了 20 人，他们涉嫌参与滥用外籍劳工配额的犯罪团伙。

此次行动查获了 265 本孟加拉国护照、63 本印度尼西亚护照、12 本巴基斯坦护照和 1 本印度护照，以及 6700 令吉现金。

该犯罪集团涉嫌使用虚假公司简介来获取配额，非法提供劳动力，并逃税，从中牟取暴利。

布城，10月9日讯——马来西亚移民局（JIM）昨日在布城达图阿末拉扎利花园展开特别行动，拘留了20名年龄介于23岁至47岁的人士，他们涉嫌参与一个滥用外籍劳工配额的犯罪集团。

移民局总监拿督扎卡利亚·沙班表示，此次行动于早上7点30分开始，由布城移民局总部的情报和特别行动部门与内陆税收局（IRB）的战略合规部门和情报和分析部门合作进行。

他说，此次行动是根据JIM收集的公开信息和情报进行的。

“被拘留者包括两名据信是企业主和经理的孟加拉国男子、六名当地女员工和十二名外国顾客——九名孟加拉国男子和三名印度尼西亚女子。

“行动小组还查获了265本孟加拉国护照、63本印度尼西亚护照、12本巴基斯坦护照和1本印度护照，以及6700令吉现金，据信是客户付款所得，”他今天在一份声明中说。

扎卡里亚表示，初步调查发现，该犯罪集团涉嫌使用“A 对 B”雇主安排，即一家公司（雇主 A）获得外国工人配额的批准，并根据临时就业访问通行证（PLKS）引进工人，但这些工人随后被提供给另一家公司（雇主 B）以牟利，而不是为原雇主工作。

他说，该犯罪集团还涉嫌提交与相关公司实际情况不符的信息，以获得外籍劳工配额的批准。

进一步调查发现，引进到该国的外国劳工并没有为申请配额的公司工作，而是为其他公司独立工作。

他说：“据信，这项活动每位工人可获利3800至5000令吉。为了逃避税款，涉事公司被发现申报的利润远低于其实际财务记录，并且未申报2020年至2023年课税年度的个人收入。”

扎卡里亚表示，该企业主、经理和一名当地雇员因涉嫌违反 1959/63 年移民法第 56(1)(l) 条和 1966 年护照法第 12(1)(f) 条而被拘留。

他还补充说，这 12 名外国顾客因涉嫌违反 1959/63 年《移民法》和 1963 年《移民条例》而被拘留。

他说，该企业主还因涉嫌违反 1967 年所得税法第 112(3) 条和第 113(2) 条未申报收入和提交不准确的收入报告而受到税务局的调查。

扎卡利亚强调，JIM将继续对非法活动采取坚决行动，包括打击那些策划、管理和从滥用外籍劳工配额中获利的人。——马新社

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