Nationwide raids catch 71 scammers

Seeking information: Comm Rusdi holding up the photo of a man sought by police while standing in front of items seized in the raids. — SAMUEL ONG/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Seventy-one people, believed to be members of scam syndicates, were arrested following 59 raids in several states.

The locations of the three-day raids were identified based on cash withdrawals by the syndicates using ATM cards belonging to mule account holders.