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The fake passports were sold for between RM500 and RM700 each and it is believed that they can produce five to 10 copies of passports daily.

Saravanan said the issue of foreign workers over-staying after their PLKS expired was because they did not have savings.

Khairul Dzaimee said the syndicate was believed to have targeted on foreigners, especially Iranians looking for documents to remain in Malaysia.

Immediate enforcement action will be taken against foreign fishermen who have yet to apply for their Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) after the moratorium ended on Dec 31 last year.

Weaknesses have resulted in losses for the Immigration Department amounting to RM81.69 million due to penalties not imposed on a company handling online collection of PLKS revenue.

The Immigration Department will propose to the government a new policy for the issuance and renewal of Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) for foreign workers in the country.

Hamzah said the subsectors involved were restaurants, cargo, wholesale and retail, as well as cleaning and washing.

All of them, aged between 34 and 42, were picked up around the city last night.

The foreigners were believed to be working in various sectors including plantation, manufacturing and cleaning services.

Azam said five suspects, including one with the title 'Datuk' had been remanded for six days from today to facilitate further investigation into the case.

The six-day remand order effective today until Feb 23 was issued by magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim after allowing the application by MACC at the Magistrate's Court, here, today.

The Immigration Department crippled a document forgery syndicate in the Klang Valley, arresting of several foreigners and its mastermind.

The investigation found that the syndicate, masterminded by a 38-year-old Bangladeshi, would impose charges from RM1,500 to thousands of ringgit to employers seeking to obtain PLKS.

The efforts taken by the government included issuing Temporary Working Visit Permits (PLKS) and Enforcement Cards (E-Kad) to the workers aimed at helping the employers.

The remand order from was issued by the Magistrate's Court Assistant Registrar Puteri Nordina Kamalaudin.

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