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Perak police detain 16 men for illegal gambling

Authorities have seized items, RM8,000 cash during raid

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Jan 2023 4:30PM

Perak police detain 16 men for illegal gambling
Perak police have detained 16 men on suspicion of being involved in illegal gambling activities in Bercham, Ipoh. – Pixabay pic, January 18, 2023

IPOH – Police detained 16 men on suspicion of being involved in illegal gambling activities in Bercham, here yesterday.

Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said a team from the Perak police’s criminal investigation department’s anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division, acting on intelligence and information, raided a building at 10.30pm. 

“The men arrested are aged between 24 and 44 and police seized gambling paraphernalia and cash totalling RM8,002 during the raid,” he said in a statement today. 

All of the suspects have been remanded until January 20, he added. – Bernama, January 18, 2023

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