Kota bharu: The Kelantan Immigration Department has uncovered the use of fake stamps by a handful of agents managing the entry of Thai workers into Malaysia. This discovery followed the detention of six road tour vehicles at the Rantau Panjang Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex. According to BERNAMA News Agency, the department's director, Mohamed Yusoff Khan Mohd Hassan, reported that during an operation conducted in the afternoon, immigration officials inspected 42 Thai nationals, evenly split between men and women, aged between 20 and 30. The anomaly was detected when a suspicious stamp was found on the passport of a male driver in his 20s, which lacked an exit stamp from Thai immigration, leading to his detention alongside two other individuals without valid travel documents. Mohamed Yusoff Khan further explained that the stamp on one of the driver's passports appeared to be fake and irregular, prompting an investigation under Section 56(1)(i) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. Add itionally, two Thai nationals were apprehended for illegally entering the country by crossing the Sungai Golok before boarding a rented vehicle destined for the Klang Valley and Kuala Lumpur. The director stated that these individuals are being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and will undergo a documentation process to uncover the specifics of their offenses and methods used to cross the border. Investigations also revealed that some Thai nationals, despite possessing passports, chose to risk crossing the Sungai Golok without reasonable excuse. He mentioned that each Thai national is believed to have paid approximately RM80 to an agent for transportation to the Klang Valley. He noted that many of these individuals work in tomyam restaurants and the construction sector. Those with valid documents were permitted to continue their journey after inspection.