By: Nurul Fazliana Norman
SHAH ALAM: Oct 23, 2026 – A 31-year-old Indonesian woman believed to be an illegal agent was detained by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) in a special operation at Section U15 here on 19 October at about 10 am.
The arrest was carried out by a team of officers and personnel from the Intelligence and Special Operations Division, Immigration Headquarters Putrajaya, acting on public information and intelligence gathered over a month.
During the operation, JIM seized two Indonesian passports, two mobile phones, a set of keys to a residential premises, a customer record book and RM4,000 in cash believed to be proceeds from the activity.
Questioning of the suspect led the operations team to a courier company in Puncak Alam, where they seized a package containing an Indonesian passport sent by a customer to the suspect.
Investigations found that the suspect promoted immigration-related services through the TikTok social media platform, targeting Indonesian nationals in the Klang Valley.
The services included handling the Migrant Repatriation Programme (PRM), Special Pass, bringing migrants in and out through un gazetted routes, including assisting in obtaining the Passport Substitute Travel Document (SPLP) from the Indonesian Embassy.
The suspect is believed to have charged between RM700 and RM3,000 for each service. The activity is believed to have been operating for the past year.
The woman is being investigated under Section 56(1)(l) and Section 56(1A)(a) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 as well as Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963.
The suspect was taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Office for further investigation.
JIM emphasised that firm action will continue to be taken to curb activities that violate the country’s immigration laws.
Source: JIM
