KUALA LUMPUR: There have been 218 Malaysians detained for suspected involvement in fraud syndicates as "money mules" in Taiwan, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (pic).
He said that according to the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre (MFTC) in Taipei, as of July 9, a total of 165 are awaiting trial, while 53 others have been jailed for between six months and a year.
