Cops smash gambling ring


Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (third from left) showing seized items after press conference held at the Johor Police Headquarters here on Tuesday (July 7).

JOHOR BARU: A syndicate operating an illegal gambling call centre targeting Chinese gamblers has raked in more than RM8mil over the last two months.

Its activities came to an abrupt end when police raided two condominium units in Iskandar Puteri at noon last Saturday.

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