Two more remanded in Cambodia job scam


KUCHING: Two more suspects have been remanded for four days in connection with an alleged job scam that saw 47 Malaysians detained in Cambodia.

Magistrate Faelly Jeffrey Lanjungan issued the remand order when the suspects, a man and a woman both aged 35, were produced in court here Monday (Feb 25).

State Commercial CID chief Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah said the individuals were arrested at two separate houses in Traffic Garden and Taman Chung Hua here at about 5pm Sunday (Feb 24).

He said police seized mobile phones, ATM cards as well as Mastercard and BigPay cards in the raids.

Initial screening also found that the man tested positive for methamphetamine, he said.

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