Scam syndicate bust: Five Brits and three Malaysians among those nabbed

PETALING JAYA: Five British nationals have been remanded by graft busters following a raid against a scam syndicate.

A total of 10 suspects were remanded on Wednesday (Feb 22) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court.

Of the 10, three were Malaysians whereas the remaining two were from the Philippines.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed the remand order when contacted.

It is learnt that a press conference on the operation will be held on Thursday (Feb 23).

On Tuesday (Feb 21), joint raids led by the MACC operation - dubbed Op Tropicana - saw the busting of a scam syndicate that had raked in millions since 2019.

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The raid, which was conducted simultaneously in Kuala Lumpur and Penang on Tuesday, was a joint operation without the police.

Among those that were part of the raid were the Immigration Department, Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) and Cyber Security Malaysia.

In total, 24 premises were raided simultaneously. These include three call centres or "boiler rooms", offices and homes of syndicate members.