PUTRAJAYA: Several immigration officers based at KL International Airport have been arrested as part of investigations into the smuggling of Bangladeshis by syndicates. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said the investigations would determine if the officers had a hand in the illegal activities. The department is monitoring the activities of its officers at KLIA, he added. It was reported that four syndicates were behind the smuggling of Bangladeshi workers into the country via KLIA. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had ordered the Immigration department to track the syndicates and put a stop to such problems.

Source: The Star December 12, 2017 05:26 UTC