Johor cops arrest 27 alleged Euro 2016 bookies


Wan Ahmad (left) with state CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat showing the seized flyers for the ongoing Euro 2016 at a press conference in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Twenty-seven men, believed to be agents or bookies in a gambling syndicate, were nabbed for illegal betting over ongoing Euro 2016 matches here.

State police chief Comm Datuk Wan Ahmad said all the suspects were Malaysians, aged between 20 and 48, were arrested between June 10 to 23.

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