KUALA LUMPUR: Seven security guards were arrested for possessing another individual's MyKad and fake identity cards around Puchong, Selangor yesterday.
The National Registration Department (NRD) investigation and enforcement division carried out an operation following a two-week surveillance to ensure that individuals committing the offences were punished.
Six men and one woman were arrested.
"All suspects are believed to be working as security guards using fake identity cards and someone else's MyKad as their identity," said the department in the statement.
The suspects, Philippines citizens aged 36 to 62 years old, are detained to assist investigations under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990.
If convicted, the offence can be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding RM20,000 or both.
