A high-profile couple in Selangor’s Shah Alam has been detained by Immigration officers for running an unauthorised maid agency from their house.

The bust led to the discovery of 13 undocumented maids aged between 22 and 47, all of whom had come to the country using social visit passes. These women were supplied as domestic workers through the underground recruitment agency.

Each worker was forced to pay between RM3.5K–RM4.5K, cut from their wages.

enforcement teams believe the operators had ties with an Indonesian agent, facilitating the entry and employment of these workers under false pretenses. The recruitment agency had been operating without a valid licence and ignored Malaysian employment regulations.

They will be held accountable under **Section 55E of the Immigration Act 1959/63**, elderly taker which carries legal consequences for harbouring undocumented migrants.

The case has also been forwarded to the **Labour Department** for further action on operating an unlicensed employment service. Authorities warn the public to only use registered **maid agencies** and **recruitment agencies** when hiring domestic workers.

The arrest is part of a broader enforcement effort to combat illegal recruitment agency operations in Malaysia.