Selangor Journal

Police cripple RM50,000 a day gambling syndicate

PETALING JAYA, April 27 — Police have uncovered a scheme by a group of 12 Chinese citizens, who could make RM50,000 a day from online gambling activities, after raiding a condominium in Section 17, here, yesterday.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the raid was made at 5.30 pm based on a public tip-off.

He said the suspects, comprised 10 men and two women, aged 23 to 33 years.

“The first raid on the 20th floor of the condominium led to the arrest of eight men. Interrogation on a suspect led to a second raid on the 21st floor where two men and two women were arrested,” he said at a news conference at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters here today.

Nik Ezanee said police also seized various equipment used by the suspects to carry out online gambling activities including 56 mobile phones, six laptops and RM38,620 in foreign currencies.

He said police investigations revealed that the syndicate had been in operation since February by turning the residential unit in the condominium into a call centre to target players from China.

“According to the investigations, the suspects, who were functioned as operators, were paid RM10,000 to RM13,000 a month.

“All the suspects, who are believed to have entered (the country) using a tourist pass, have been remanded for four days for investigation under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953,” he said.

— Bernama

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