MACC detains more cops in connection with illegal online gambling, money laundering


KUALA LUMPUR: Several senior police officers attached to the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters and district police headquarters have been detained by graft busters.

So far, sources said two OCPDs and four officers from the CID branch have been picked up by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), in connection with protecting illegal gambling activities, which is run by a local cartel.

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