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Illegal agent linked to Op Crack syndicate arrested in Cheras

Malaysia Times desk Original: New Straits Times 8/3 10:51 X
Illegal agent linked to Op Crack syndicate arrested in Cheras
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department has arrested a Myanmar woman suspected of acting as an illegal agent for a syndicate offering fraudulently issued Temporary Employment Visit Passes (PLKS) to undocumented foreign workers.

From the original report

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the woman was among eight Myanmar citizens arrested during a special operation at a residential premises in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Selangor, on Saturday.

"The operation, which began at 3.50pm, was conducted by officers from the Intelligence and Special Operations Division at the Immigration Department headquarters in Putrajaya.

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New Straits Times
Originally published
Aug 3, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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