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KUALA LUMPUR – Five individuals, including a director, composer and singer of a song in a video promoting online gambling were arrested by police yesterday.
Dang Wangi police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said they were arrested at several locations here and in Selangor.
“The director is believed to have received instructions from an online gambling syndicate to produce the video,” he said in a statement today.
He said with the arrest of the five individuals, police have arrested 18 individuals in its investigation into the production of videos promoting online gambling for netizens seeking cash for the coming Aidilfitri celebration.
Meanwhile, he said police are still tracking down the mastermind of the online gambling scheme promoted in the video. – Bernama, April 19, 2021
