Commercial crime sees spike


Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The amount of losses from commercial crime cases, including online scams, has hit RM1.2bil, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic).

The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director said the figure, recorded as of July 7, jumped nearly two-fold compared to the same period last year with RM660,886 in losses.

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