The Immigration Department has successfully dismantled a syndicate that was exploiting Indonesian women for domestic work, rescuing eight victims. The operation, which involved raids across 11 locations in the Klang Valley, also led to the arrest of suspected illegal agents and individuals lacking valid travel documents.
PUTRAJAYA, April 17 — The Immigration Department busted a syndicate involved in exploiting foreign domestic workers and rescued eight Indonesian women believed to be victims in raids at 11 locations around the Klang Valley on April 15.
In a statement today, Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate, believed to have been operating for the past year, was foiled following a month of intelligence gathering. “The syndicate’s modus operandi was to lure Indonesian nationals without valid work passes with promises of employment, while deceiving employers by offering to arrange documentation for the workers supplied,” he said.
Zakaria said two local women, believed to be illegal agents and identified as a mother and daughter known as “Ibu Maznah”, were arrested in the operation. In a second raid, officers detained two Yemeni men and two Indonesian women believed to be illegal agents known as “Ibu Nancy”, while a local man suspected of acting as a transporter was also arrested. He said the agents were believed to have supplied and exploited Indonesian women as foreign domestic workers.
Checks at other locations also led to the detention of 18 Indonesians, comprising 10 men and eight women, for not possessing valid travel documents. Among items seized were 21 Indonesian passports, seven mobile phones, agreements between agents and employers, and a Perodua Bezza believed to have been used in the operation.
The suspected agents were detained under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, while a local woman was also arrested under Section 12 of the Passports Act 1966. The 18 foreigners were detained under Section 6 of the Immigration Act 1959/63, while all rescued victims were placed in a shelter home.
In a statement today, Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate, believed to have been operating for the past year, was foiled following a month of intelligence gathering. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon!
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