KUALA LUMPUR: The recent arrest of 10 individuals, including five senior Malaysian Armed Forces officers, for suspected involvement in a smuggling syndicate was made possible as graft busters can now investigate without interference, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said there would be no cover-ups or compromise, stressing that any infiltration of security and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 288 raids were carried out by the General Operations Force (GOF) Central Brigade between Jan 1 and Aug 4, 2025, resulting in the arrest of 1,005 individuals and about RM1.1bil in items seized. GOF Central Brigade commander Senior Asst Comm Hakemal Hawari said the operations spanned several states under the Central...
BALIK PULAU: Police arrested four individuals, including two men and two women, in separate raids on Tuesday (March 11), believed to be owners of mule accounts used in several fraud syndicates, resulting in victims losing a total of RM147,600. Barat Daya District police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said the first raid led to the arrest of...
PUTRAJAYA: Four company directors were among five arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), in connection with a suspected fraud case totalling RM104mil involving public investment funds. According to a source, the individuals - four men and one woman between the ages of 50 and 60 years old - were detained at around 7pm Tuesday (Jan...
MANILA: Around 400 foreign nationals were arrested on Wednesday (Jan 8) in a "large-scale" raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila, the national immigration agency said. Authorities raided a building and found workers allegedly engaged in online scam operations targeting victims abroad. International concern has grown in recent years over similar scam operations in Asia...
PUTRAJAYA: A motorcycle repeatedly travelling around Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, has led to the discovery of a syndicate smuggling illegal immigrants. The Director-General of the Immigration Department, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, told Sinar Harian that the department dismantled a human trafficking syndicate in a special operation conducted in the district on Wednesday (Nov 20). He said the operation, which...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen teenagers, including students, were among 61 individuals detained in a raid on an initiation ceremony for a gang in Salak South, Sungai Besi. The raid on a shophouse was conducted by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers from Bukit Aman as well as the Kuala Lumpur and Cheras district police headquarters at about 11am...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have busted a syndicate that charged migrants up to RM2,300 each to return to their home country illegally in two recent raids. Sinar Harian reported that the two raids in Ops Pintas were carried out by the Federal Police Criminal Investigation Department's Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrants Smuggling Prevention Division (D3). The coordinated raids...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating 20 projects under the Selangor Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) believed to be linked to corrupt activities. “We are going to check 20 projects involving the state (of Selangor) which we have been informed have received bribes. These are projects which have to do with state interests. “These projects...
BANDAR BARU: The comprehensive police probe into GISB Holdings (GISBH) covers multiple legal aspects, causing the number of individuals arrested in connection with the organisation to fluctuate based on the evolving needs of the investigation. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that more than 1,000 police personnel, as well as counselling and psychology experts,...
