TAWAU – Three individuals, including two women, have been remanded for seven days starting yesterday for allegedly bribing enforcement officers to protect illegal gambling operations here.
The remand order was issued by magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(B) of the MACC Act 2009, as well as the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that MACC arrested a 42-year-old man in a raid on premises here for allegedly bribing enforcement personnel to protect his gambling operations.
Also arrested were the two women, aged 23 and 57.
MACC seized RM40,000 in cash and froze four bank accounts containing more than RM300,000 believed to be proceeds of the gambling operations.
Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy was reported as saying several more arrests are expected to be made soon. – Bernama, June 22, 2021
