District CID chief held in Melaka graft probe


MELAKA: A district CID chief is the latest police officer to be detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission  (MACC) in its investigations into a protection racket for vice dens here.

The 49-year-old officer with the rank of Deputy Superintendent was picked up at the Melaka Tengah district police headquarters at 12.30pm on Monday.

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