JOHOR BARU, March 6 -- Three Johor Immigration Department officers and two more Malaysians have been remanded for five days to assist Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators in the case of alleged graft involving the illegal entry of foreigners to the country.

The remand order against the suspects, consisting of four men and a woman, aged between 35 and 46, was issued by Senior Assistant Registrar Nurkhalida Farhana Abu Bakar.

The suspects were remanded to facilitate investigations under Section 17 (a) of the MACC Act 2009 for corrupt practices.

Their five-day remand ends this Sunday.

Yesterday, the suspects were detained and arrested in a joint Johor MACC and State Immigration Department operation in several locatio...