THE Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM) has successfully dismantled a human trafficking syndicate known as ‘Takor’ in a special operation carried out in Kajang on 29 August.
Nine individuals aged between 26 and 60 were detained, including a Malaysian husband-and-wife duo believed to have acted as transporters, as well as five men and two women of Indonesian nationality.
Director-General of Immigration Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate had been active for the past two months and had operated under the guise of e-hailing drivers.
“The modus operandi of this syndicate involved targeting Indonesian nationals who had overstayed and lacked valid documents, offering to smuggle them out of the Klang Valley and back to their home country,” he said in a statement.
To avoid detection, members of the syndicate pretended to be Grab drivers. Investigations revealed they charged between RM1,500 and RM2,000 per person for the illegal transport services.
Among the items seized in the operation were a Perodua Alza vehicle, mobile phones, passports, and RM1,455 in cash.
In a separate raid, the Immigration Department also arrested a 32-year-old Bangladeshi woman suspected of operating a fraudulent website called ‘Key Malaysia’, which offered counterfeit eVisa services.
“Since 2022, the fake site has received more than 52,000 applications, charging between RM300 and RM500 each. It closely mimicked the official eVisa Malaysia portal to deceive applicants,” said Zakaria.
He added that the suspect charged two to three times the official fee and allegedly threatened applicants with blacklisting if they refused to pay. - August 31, 2025
