PETALING JAYA, Sept. 14 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confiscated about 3.2kg of jewellery worth an estimated RM1.6 million from six airport counter staff suspected of taking bribes to allow foreign nationals to enter the country illegally.

In a statement posted on its TikTok page, MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya said five of those detained were officers from the Immigration Department.

The seizures were made during Selangor MACC raids carried out between September 9 and 11, targeting assets believed to have been obtained through corruption.

Among the other items confiscated were a plot of land, a house, several luxury vehicles, 75 gold pieces worth around RM400,000,...