KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested three men, including a foreigner, in connection with betting on the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 (Euro 2024) during Ops Soga from Monday (June 24) until early Wednesday (June 26) morning.
Cheras district police chief Ravindar Singh Sarban Singh said the two men, aged 40 and 44, and the foreigner, 34, were arrested at three locations around Cheras.
He said preliminary investigations found that the three men moved separately and acted as agents who took bets.
"They moved as 'lone rangers' to avoid being identified as bookies and taking any amount of bets (from customers)," he said in a statement on Wednesday (June 26).
Ravindar said police also seized three mobile phones belonging to the trio and further inspections found an application and conversations regarding bets.
He said the two men have been released on police bail while the foreigner has been remanded for four days until Friday (June 28).
The case is being investigated under Section 6(3) of the Betting Act 1953. – Bernama
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