A total of 29 officers and staff from the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) were arrested between January and September, over suspicion of corruption and power abuse, including counter-setting activities, said Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Following this, Saifuddin said, the government had implemented some technological developments, including automation and smart screening methods to reduce human intervention, as part of its mitigation action in curbing this syndicate.