Asia
Malaysian police busts online gambling syndicate
Police in Malaysia have arrested five men and confiscated RM3.36 million (808,000 USD) at an apartment in Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
The syndicate, which has been in operation for a year, is believed to have 20,000 registered users.
All the arrested persons are Malaysian citizens, who are in their 20s.
“The syndicate promotes their service through the WhatApps and WeChat applications and also the short service messaging system by using GSM SMS Blasting Machine. They received stakes of about RM120,000 (28,827 USD) daily, with all transaction using local and foreign accounts,” the city police chief Mazlan Lazim told in a media conference.
He said the police were now looking for the leader of the syndicate.
During the raid, he said, police also seised 14 sets of computers, 40 SIM cards, a GSM SMS Blasting Machine, 42 handphones and five laptops.
All the suspects are in remand until tomorrow to facilitate police investigation under Section 4(1) (c) of the Betting Act 1953.
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