Anti-scam crackdown sees 373 Chinese nationals charged with entering Malaysia without valid permits
- Those arrested were part of a group of 680 suspected scammers who were rounded up during a large-scale operation by the Immigration Department
A total of 373 Chinese nationals have been charged in court for entering the Malaysia without a valid permit.
They were part of the group of 680 suspected scammers who were rounded up during a large-scale operation by the Immigration Department in Cyberjaya on November 20.
Separated into batches of 10, the Chinese nationals were brought to the Sepang Court Complex at 7.30am and produced before Sessions judge Tengku Shahrizan Tengku Lah at 8am.
Aged between 23 and 38, the group of 355 men and 28 women were charged under Section 6(1)(C) of Malaysia’s Immigration Act 1959/63 and liable under Section 6(3) of the Act.
The Act provides for a fine not exceeding RM10,000 (US$2,416), a jail term of up to five years or both with whipping of not more than six strokes.
They were found without a valid travel pass on November 20 at about 3.30pm at the premises of Malaysian House of Internet Sdn Bhd at Wisma Mustapha Kamal at Jalan Usahawan in Cyberjaya.