MACC intensifies probe into e-waste processing syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: Sixteen bank accounts with RM10.2mil in funds along with other assets were seized in connection with the investigation into alleged corruption involving e-waste processing, effluent disposal and scheduled waste dumping activities in Selangor and Negri Sembilan. Sources said a company director under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Investigation division has had his...

Online gambling syndicate for foreigners busted in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: An online gambling syndicate catering to foreigners, was dismantled with the arrest of 19 foreigners in an operation in the city. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the operation, which began at 10.30pm on Monday (Jan 19), covered several locations including Bukit Bintang, Jalan Alor, Jalan Changkat and Jalan Bedara. "We conducted the raids following...

Immigration officer among eight held over illegal passport syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: Eight locals, including an Immigration Department officer, have been arrested in an operation to dismantle a syndicate involved in illegally obtaining Malaysian passports. The arrests were carried out at 10 locations across three states on Wednesday (Jan 14). Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the raids were conducted at six locations in Perak, two in Melaka...

MACC to investigate online media company over smuggling link

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) will investigate an online media company following the arrest of two of its staff members during Op Sohor, who are believed to be involved in a smuggling syndicate. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that the owner of the company would be summoned soon to provide a...

Five, including 17-year-old, claim trial to human-trafficking charge in JB

JOHOR BARU: Five individuals, including an underaged boy, were charged at the Sessions' Court here with human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. Sham Chee Fei, 33; Kuek Pei Lin, 19; Lee Chun Kit, 28; Tommy Voo Tze Hau, 27; and a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Thalha Bachok @...

Johor cops bust syndicate that sold drugs through messaging app

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate that processed and sold drugs through the messaging platform WeChat. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said over RM2.9mil worth of drugs were seized in three separate raids here on June 19, which also saw the arrest of three local men and two Vietnamese...

Johor cops bust syndicate that sold drugs through messaging app

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate that processed and sold drugs through the messaging platform WeChat. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said over RM2.9mil worth of drugs were seized in three separate raids here on June 19, which also saw the arrest of three local men and two Vietnamese...

AKPS probes allegations of ‘phantom travel’ syndicate at KLIA

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) is conducting an investigation into allegations of "phantom travel" syndicate activities at the KL International Airport (KLIA). AKPS, in a statement Tuesday (June 24), announced that the investigation is looking into the involvement of officers who are in cahoots with a syndicate that uses a modus operandi...

Investment scam ring busted, 10 nabbed in Puchong raid

SERDANG: An investment scam syndicate has been busted in a raid on a call centre in Bandar Puteri Puchong. A total of 10 suspects, seven men and three women, were arrested during the operation. Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the raid was conducted at about 2.30pm on Friday (June 20). "We detained the suspects, aged...

Fake work permit syndicate busted in Klang Valley raids, three nabbed

KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals, including two civil servants, were detained in connection with selling fake e-temporary work permits for foreign workers (PLKS) following raids in the Klang Valley. The special operation was conducted at 6.42pm on Monday (June 16) at two separate locations in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said...