KUALA LUMPUR – Twenty individuals, including nine foreigners, were detained in connection with illegal online gambling activities at six premises in the Puchong Utama Industrial Park, Bukit Puchong, in Selangor yesterday.
Subang Jaya district police chief Abd Khalid Othman said the suspects, aged 48 to 62, comprised 11 locals, while the rest are Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals.
He said in the 5.30pm operation, the police also seized RM5,060 in cash, 11 phones, 50 pieces of printed paper, 10 mobile printers and two pencils.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the premises had been in operation for the past three to four months.
“The premises were used to carry out online gambling without a licence. One of the suspects, a woman, had been arrested on three occasions, including today, for the same case,” he said.
Khalid said all the suspects were taken to the Subang Jaya district police headquarters for further investigation.
“They were also detained under Section 22 (B) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 for disobeying the movement control order,” he said. – Bernama, January 28, 2021
