‘Abang Botak’ syndicate mastermind arrested


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019

KANGAR: A Filipino man, suspected of being the mastermind behind the operations of the “Abang Botak” syndicate that produced and sold fake Malaysian identity cards, was arrested in Manjung, Perak.

Also arrested during the 2am raid on Saturday by the Perlis Immi­gration Department were nine fo­­reigners, aged between two and 57, including a married couple and their two children, aged three and six.

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