Scam-busting 101: Selangor cops cripple investment ring with dozens of arrests


Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan looking at some of the items seized after crippling an investment scam call center at Sungai Buloh. Looking on is his deputy Deputy Comm Datuk S. Sasikala Devi.—LOW BOON TAT/THE STAR

SHAH ALAM: An investment scam syndicate responsible for at least RM2mil in losses has been crippled following a police operation in Subang Jaya that hauled in 101 suspects.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they raided two shoplots at USJ1 at around 12.20pm on Monday (Aug 7) following intelligence-gathering and investigations.

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