(CNN) Corruption, mismanagement and failure to adhere to standard security procedures have compromised Malaysia's Immigration Department, leaving the country exposed to terrorists and human trafficking. Terror riskPolice initially arrested 19 people in the trafficking ring, including two immigration officers. Earlier this month, local authorities swooped on a suspected human trafficking ring which had allegedly been sending illegal Sri Lankan migrants to Geneva. "Around 130 (Malaysian) nationals are thought to have traveled to Syria and Iraq to fight with either ISIS or Jabhat al-Nusra. Peter Chalk, adjunct political scientist for the RAND Corporation, told CNN that this incident could have potentially compromised Malaysia's internal security environment.

Source: CNN June 02, 2016 09:33 UTC