Police bust fake moneylending licence syndicate

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A syndicate, which used false documents to apply for moneylending licences from the Hou­­­sing and Local Government Mi­­­nistry, was busted with the arrest of two men, including the mastermind, in Bandar Perda and the town area.

State Commercial Crime Depart­ment chief Asst Comm Roslee Chik said a nine-man team led by Chief Insp N. Muniandy had been monitoring the duo, in their 40s and 50s, for the past three months.