SEREMBAN: Police have arrested 18 Chinese nationals believed to be members of an online scam syndicate targeting their compatriots, says Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad.
The Negri Sembilan police chief said the suspects and a local were detained in an operation in Kuala Pilah on June 29 and are believed to be involved in offering fraudulent loan schemes.
"A police team first detained a local man and a Chinese male national who were in a car in Sg Dua.
"When my men checked their mobile phones, they found the gadgets contained programmes related to online scams," he said in a statement.
DCP Alzafny said the duo then led police to a premises which was believed to be the syndicate's operations centre where they found the other 17 Chinese nationals.
"The police team seized laptops, printers, mobile phones and a set of scripts which we believe were used in their illegal activity," he said.
DCP Alzafny said the case was being probed under sections 420 and 120B of the Penal Code for cheating and criminal conspiracy.
