# Malaysia targets foreign worker fraud syndicates

> Home Ministry launches aggressive crackdown on criminal networks falsifying immigration documents and manipulating the foreign worker system.
- Title: Malaysia targets foreign worker fraud syndicates · Malay Mail
- Summary: Home Ministry launches aggressive crackdown on criminal networks falsifying immigration documents and manipulating the foreign worker system. Malaysia's Home…
- Keywords: malaysia, home ministry, saifuddin nasution ismail, immigration department, foreign workers, fraud syndicates, ops serkap, kuala lumpur, bangladesh, document forgery, immigration offences, news
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/16/home-ministry-vows-to-crush-foreign-worker-fraud-syndicates-at-the-root/235385
- Published: 2026-09-16T10:36:20+00:00
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- Topics: malaysia, home ministry, saifuddin nasution ismail, immigration department, foreign workers, fraud syndicates, ops serkap, kuala lumpur, bangladesh, document forgery, immigration offences, news
## Zero tolerance for fraud syndicates
The Home Ministry is dismantling syndicates that manipulate the foreign worker system and forge documents. The Immigration Department is now acting aggressively, not defensively.

> The KDN leadership is determined to dismantle this chain of fraud at the root without any tolerance.
## Ops Serkap raids 11 premises
On September 14, immigration officers simultaneously raided 11 locations in Kuala Lumpur's Jalan Chan Sow Lin commercial area in a coordinated enforcement operation.
## 30 foreign nationals arrested
The operation detained 30 people, including 11 suspected masterminds from Bangladesh who were operating the premises. Nineteen others were held for immigration offences.
## Fake documents seized in raid
Officers confiscated 18 laptops, 21 printers and scanners, three phones, 10 passports, and printed copies of fake employment passes and police reports.
## Syndicates sold fake passes for RM150
The criminal networks were selling fake electronic Temporary Employment Visit Passes for RM150 each and fake police reports for RM70 each.
## Threat to public safety identified
The syndicates' activities undermine immigration administration and pose a threat to public safety by creating opportunities for illegal entry by foreigners.
## Protecting local job market
The Madani Government is committed to tightening controls at entry points and protecting the local job market from exploitation by illegal syndicates.

> Malaysia is not a playground for criminals.
## Key takeaway

Malaysia's Home Ministry is shifting from defensive to aggressive enforcement, raiding syndicate operations and arresting masterminds to protect national security and the local job market.