Joint operation by police and TNB cuts electricity supply to premises hiding gambling dens

Comm Ayob (right) looking on closely as TNB staff cut power supply to a premises in Taman Daya, Johor Baru during a joint operation against illegal gambling. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Local councils have been told to blacklist business owners who use their premises in Johor as a cover to conduct illegal gambling activities.

State police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said many gambling syndicates’ modus operandi was to use licensed business premises to hide their activities.