Kuala lumpur: The Immigration Department busted two document forging syndicates in two separate raids here on Thursday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the department’s director-general, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, reported that three Bangladeshi men, aged between 40 and 50, were arrested. During the first raid, which took place at 12:05 pm at an office in Jalan Pudu, authorities seized 130 Bangladesh passports, three Indonesian passports, and three mobile phones. The syndicate was believed to have been offering temporary work pass renewals to foreigners at a price range of RM2,500 to RM6,000 per renewal. It had been operating for a year, and checks found that the three men held valid construction work permits.

In the second raid, conducted at 7:09 pm in Ampang Baru, two Pakistani men and a Myanmar man, aged between 33 and 44, were apprehended. Authorities confiscated five passports representing Pakistan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, along with 24 forged Malaysia Pass stickers and five mobile phones. Investigations revealed that one of the Pakistani men had a cleaning sector pass, while the other had overstayed. The Myanmar man was found to possess a United Nations High Commission for Refugees card.

All suspects have been taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Office for further action. Additionally, a notice has been issued to a Bangladeshi man to facilitate ongoing investigations.