Strict checks including at VIP lane — Immigration DG

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Immigration Department ( JIM) constantly carries out thorough checks on all individuals entering the country including those using the special lanes for dignitaries ( VIPs) at the airports throughout the country.

Director- General of Immigration Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said JIM carried out checks on the people, passports and travel documents but did not involve goods brought into the country at a media conference here yesterday.

“For those travelling by air or using personal jet, JIM carries out inspection on their documents without fail. For goods and so on, other enforcement agencies will carry out the inspection,” he said this in response to a comment on the directive by the Transport Ministry to Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd ( MAHB) to tighten inspection at the special VIP lanes at all airports.

The directive was issued following the NSTP report that the special VIP lanes were used to bring in cash amounting to RM49 million ( USD12 million).

The report disclosed that the modus operandi was believed to have been used to bring in the RM49 million ( USD12 million) from abroad in April by an agency had links with the Prime Minister’s Department ( JPM) during the previous administration for political purposes including for the 14th General Election.