PEKAN: A nurse and four others, who are linked to an investigation into the sale and purchase of fake medical certificates (MCs), have been remanded.
The suspects, aged 33 to 55, were ordered to be detained for three to four days from yesterday by magistrate Melody Woon Sze Mun to facilitate police investigations under Sections 420 and 468 of the Penal Code for cheating and forgery.
Pekan OCPD Supt Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said all the suspects were arrested in an operation in Kampung Marhum and Kampung Kuala Pahang here between 3pm and 10pm on Monday.
On Monday, Supt Mohd Zaidi said initial investigations found that the MCs were sold for RM50 to RM200 each, Bernama reported.
He had reportedly said that the activity was believed to have been carried out in an organised manner
He added that this included the involvement of individuals who acted as middlemen to find customers and manage the sale of MCs.
