12 of the 22 entered Malaysia posing as trainees at the Fisheries Academy; the remaining 10 are ‘fake’ doctors
The country’s immigration department has arrested 22 Bangladeshis in Malaysia under false identities in a separate operation.According to the country’s media reports, 12 of the 22 Bangladeshis were arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), who entered Malaysia under the guise of trainees at the country’s Fisheries Academy.
The remaining 10 people were arrested from different areas of Kuala Lumpur, who were posing as doctors despite not having any certificates.The Malaysian media outlet The Star reported that all of them were wearing uniforms, citing Ibrahim Mohamed Yusof, director of the KLIA Immigration Department, regarding the arrest of the 12 people.
Yusof said that based on initial investigations, “The arrested people claim that they have received an invitation as trainees from the Malaysian Fisheries Academy.“They also showed an invitation letter, which has an address in Kuching, Sarawak province. Investigations showed that these documents are invalid.”
He said, “The movements of the 12 people seemed suspicious. The arrested people have been sent to the Immigration Operations Office for further investigation.”Meanwhile, 10 fake doctors were arrested from 10 areas of Kuala Lumpur.
Zakaria Shaban, secretary-general of the country’s Immigration Department, said that they were arrested in a joint operation with the Health Ministry on Thursday at around 12:45 p.m. “We monitored the area for about two weeks before conducting the operation. The 10 arrested are between the ages of 31 and 50.”They were found with 502 types of medicines, including various medical equipment.
Zakaria Shaban said, “These medicines are not approved in Malaysia. These medicines were brought from Bangladesh through people coming on tourist visas.“To avoid the authorities’ attention, they worked undercover in various restaurants and shops. They charged between 50 and 200 Malaysian ringgit per patient for prescriptions and medicines.”Zakaria said, “We believe this syndicate has been operating here for a year.”“We have issued notices to two Bangladeshis and a local woman to cooperate in a detailed investigation into their case.”
Views: 1
