16 illegal betting dens busted, 16 arrested


BUTTERWORTH: Police busted 16 illegal lottery betting and online gambling centres during separate raids in north Seberang Prai here and detained 16 people.

In an operation codenamed Ops Dadu from 3.50pm on Tuesday (May 25) to 7.15pm on Wednesday (May 26), police arrested 10 men and six women aged between 19 and 60.

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