Johor police bust phone scam syndicate, arrest 43 suspects


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020

KLUANG: The police have busted a phone scam syndicate operating out of a hotel here and arrested 43 suspects, including 41 Chinese nationals.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said its criminal investigation and commercial crimes investigation departments raided the hotel at around 10am on Wednesday (Sept 9) on suspicion that the syndicate was operating there.

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