SEREMBAN: Sixteen suspects, including 14 Chinese nationals, have been arrested in an operation at three premises in Port Dickson, which had been turned into call centres providing online lottery and gambling activities believed to be scams.
Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspects, aged between 25 and 58, were arrested during the operation on Sept 8.
“The suspects were detained in a two-hour operation carried out at three terrace houses in the resort town.
“They were believed to have lured their victims, presumably Chinese nationals, via social media,” he said.
DCP Alzafny said police seized items worth about RM35,000, and these included 26 mobile phones and nine laptops.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, read together with Section 120B of the same legislation.
He also advised the public to refrain from participating in such illegal activities.
On Sept 2, 36 Chinese nationals were jointly charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Port Dickson with committing criminal conspiracy against their fellow countrymen by getting them to invest in non-existent investment schemes.
