Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk A. Thaiveegan (left) speaking to reporters during a press conference at state police contingent headquarters on Tuesday.
GEORGE TOWN: Police detained 33 men suspected of planning to cause a riot during Thaipusam in Penang during a special operation on Sunday.
Disclosing this, Penang deputy police chief Datuk A. Thaiveegan said they were arrested at entertainment outlets around the city centre at about 2.55am.
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