GEORGE TOWN: A syndicate believed to be responsible for more than 210 cheating cases nationwide involving RM6.4mil over the past year was busted with the arrest of nine people including seven Chinese nationals in Nibong Tebal.
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said the syndicate members would target senior citizens whom they convinced to part with their life savings for their “miraculous powers” to cure any illness.
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