Blitz on commercial crime

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KUALA LUMPUR: About 16,000 individuals have been detained for commercial crime in 14,046 operations conducted this year, say the police.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) detained a total of 15,786 people for various offences and obtained 9,898 prosecutions between January and August.