KOTA KINABALU: Two people believed to be key members of a syndicate buying bank cards for cheating purposes have been arrested.
Kota Kinabalu City police chief Asst Comm Kasim Muda said 10 automated teller machine (ATM) cards owned by different people were seized from the suspects following the duo’s arrests on March 6.
He said the cards were bought from their owners for between RM500 and RM1,000 each.
In a statement yesterday, ACP Kasim said police had so far detained 21 people linked to the syndicate in three raids over the past five months.
“We seized 125 ATM cards issued by various financial institutions,” he added.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
Kasim advised the public not to sell, rent or hand over their personal ATM cards to anyone.
