S'wak cops bust illegal online gambling outlet that raked in RM600k monthly


MIRI: Sarawak police have busted an illegal online gambling outlet that was earning a whopping RM600,000 every month and arrested four suspects, including a teenager.

State CID chief Senior Asst Comm Dennis Leong said the raid was conducted on a residential house in Taman Hui Sing in Kuching on Wednesday (Feb 26).

"At about 10am police raided a house in Taman Hui Sing and arrested four people aged 19 to 38. We also seized seven computers.

"The probe so far shows that they have been operating the illegal online gambling business for about six months.

"Their would rake in about RM600,000 per month," SAC Leong said.

Police are investigating the online transactions and the mastermind behind the outlet's operations.

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