Kuala lumpur: A woman and her son are among eight enforcement officers arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged involvement in a ‘counter setting’ syndicate.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, in a post on its official TikTok page, the MACC said the arrests were made under Ops Rentas, conducted in four states since last Tuesday. The other six arrested include five men and one woman.
In the operation, the Negeri Sembilan MACC seized cash amounting to nearly RM80,000 and jewellery worth RM50,000 from the woman and her son. Telecommunications equipment valued at RM20,000, two cars worth RM106,000, and two motorcycles worth RM20,000 were also confiscated from the mother and son.
The commission additionally seized cash worth RM12,000, US$5,000, and 2,360 Baht, along with telecommunications equipment worth RM29,000 and jewellery valued at RM200,000 from the six other suspects. Furthermore, MACC froze financial accounts in Tabung Haji and Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) totaling RM1 million.
MACC Senior Director of Intelligence, Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, stated that the suspects are believed to have received bribes to facilitate the unauthorised entry of foreigners into the country without proper documentation, procedures, or scrutiny.