Ipoh cops probe viral video of ‘gambling den worker’ being scolded

IPOH: Police here are investigating a viral video said to show a group of men reprimanding a worker at a convenience store suspected of fronting an illegal gambling operation.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said they were made aware of the clip on Sunday (Dec 17).

“The video has captured public attention but we have no information on when it took place.

“We also identified the shop in the video (as being in Taman Rishah) and checked the premises, but it was not operating.

“We urge the group of men in the video to come forward to help us with the investigation,” he said in a statement on Monday (Dec 18).

The 1-minute-47-second video shows a group of men claiming to be from a “non-governmental organisation” chiding a woman sitting behind a table at the shop.

One man is seen leaving the shop with a piece of paper purportedly containing “nombor haram” (illegal lottery numbers).

Another man is then heard calling on the police to investigate the shop.

On illegal gambling, ACP Yahaya said police have conducted eight raids in Taman Rishah and arrested eight people so far this year.

“We have also taken action under Section 21A(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, where premises found to be running unlicensed gambling operations had their electricity supply cut.

“We have found that these unlicensed gambling (outfits) frequently change their location to try and give us the slip.

“We welcome information from the public, which can be submitted via the district police control centre at 05-254 2222, to ensure Ipoh is free of syndicated gambling activities,” he added.