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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Police Vow To Continue Going After Gambling Syndicates
Kuala Lumpur, 19th April 2022 - Despite the police having conducted more anti-gambling raids last year, less money was seized.
Kuala Lumpur, 19th April 2022 - Despite the police having conducted more anti-gambling raids last year, less money was seized.
This is due to the online gambling trend, with money transferred directly to syndicates.
Principal Assistant Director of Anti-vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7), Crime Investigation Department Bukit Aman, SAC Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali said last year, there were 20,718 anti-gambling raids conducted by the police, leading to 29,834 arrests.
Most of the raids, he added, involved illegal lottery premises.
"In total, we seized RM8,997,253 last year, mostly cash. When compared to the RM9,201,631 seized in 2020, which saw 15,958 raids, there is a drop.
"Our investigations and analysis show that this is due to the current trend of online gambling where customers would transfer the money directly to the syndicates.
"The syndicates continue to take advantage of the situation for their benefit and our operations against them continue regardless of the pandemic," he told a press conference at Pusat Latihan Polis (PULAPOL) here yesterday.
Read further on The Star's article attached.
