Penang Immigration dismantled a syndicate printing fake e-passes after arresting two Bangladeshi men aged 23 and 32 in a raid on a Simpang Ampat house.

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang branch of the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) successfully dismantled a syndicate printing fake immigration e-passes after arresting two Bangladeshi men in a raid on a house in Simpang Ampat, near here, last night.

It director, Syamsul Fitry Ahmad said the two suspects, aged 23 and 32, were arrested in an operation at 10 pm, following public complaints and intelligence information gathered by his department over the past few days.

“During the inspection at the rented house occupied by the two Bangladeshi men, we found several forged or altered e-pass prints, including documents using the details of one of the suspects and documents belonging to other foreign nationals.