RM9m in the bank

Immigration officer has RM9m in bank

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the seven Immigration officers arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last month has RM9 million in a foreign bank account, believed to be proceeds from human trafficking activities. The officer, who holds the rank of deputy assistant director, was found to have kept the money in a bank account in his wife's name in Thailand. Police are now corresponding with their counterparts there to freeze the account.

A source familiar with the case revealed that the officer, in his 40s, had amassed the fortune when he was posted at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang.

The officer and six of his men were arrested by police last month under the ISA for acts deemed to be a threat to national security.
The deputy assistant director was found to be living a lavish lifestyle, owning several valuable properties and luxury cars. But the big find came when police discovered the bank account.

It is learnt that the officer's wife is a Thai national and police are now trying to ascertain if her husband had bought any other properties or cars in her name. Investigations revealed that the officer was linked to human trafficking syndicates when he was based at LCCT.

Just to re-write the line- a source familiar with the case reveal that the officer,in his 40's....now I wonder why corruption was so difficult to eradicate.. if not in totality but to minimize it..at least to a norm of a develop nation. The question know despite the re-branding or re-naming or maybe re-organization of BPR to SPRM, is it worth doing..and of course with the increase in tax payer money to pay to this expanding entity. Corruption is just not undermining the nation's, worst off the corrupter is willing to trade in the security of the country. SPRM you need to buck up...