Enforcement officer arrested over ‘counter setting’ operation

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An enforcement officer has been detained at KL International Airport Terminal 1 for suspected involvement in a "counter setting" operation.  The officer was arrested around 9.20 a.m. on Thursday (July 24) following surveillance by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), which detected suspicious behaviour via CCTV footage at the immigration checkpoint.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y344ymmj   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An enforcement officer has been detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal

00:071, suspected of being involved in a counter-setting operation.

00:11The arrest took place around 9.20 a.m. on Thursday after the Border Control and Protection

00:16Agency, or AKPS, detected suspicious behavior on CCTV at the immigration checkpoint.

00:24Police seized over 8,000 ringgit in cash, three communication devices, and handwritten

00:29notes containing partial passport numbers believed to be linked to unauthorized entry

00:34and exit activities.

00:37Initial investigations suggest the officer may have facilitated illegal passages by tracking

00:42the last four digits of various passport numbers.

00:46The suspect was first handed over to the AKPS-KLIA Integrity Unit for internal review, before

00:54being referred to the Selangor branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for further

00:59action.

01:00AKPS said it takes any breach of integrity seriously, especially at national entry points, and will

01:07act firmly against personnel involved in misconduct.

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