Cops: Victor Chin was among 10 held in Amla op last year


KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial businessman Victor Chin was among 10 people detained in a clampdown on alleged money-laundering activities from late last year to January.

The Inspector-General of Police Secretariat's Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division head Deputy Comm Datuk Fazlisyam Abd Majid said the operation, codenamed Ops Viking, was conducted between Oct 15 and Jan 13.

"We detained seven men and three women during the course of the operation.

"We also made various seizures of assets belonging to the suspects," he told a press conference here on Monday (March 30).

He said Chin was detained in December and was later released on police bail.

"We do not rule out the possiblity of calling him again to record his statement," he said.

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