GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested four Nepali men once they raided an condo in Tanjung Tokong right here yesterday which was discovered to be finishing up on-line playing actions, raking in between RM15,000 and RM20,000 a month.
Timur Laut District Police Chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid stated a staff from the Criminal Investigation Division carried out the raid beneath Op Dadu at 5 pm and arrested the four men, aged 27 to 32.
“Based on preliminary investigations, the four labored for a playing syndicate and police additionally seized three laptops, an web modem, 10 cellphones, chairs, desks and writing gear from the premises, which the syndicate had rented for the previous three months,” he advised a media convention right here at this time.
He stated the syndicate’s modus operandi was to make use of Facebook to advertise varied on-line playing video games utilizing computer systems and cellphones which focused prospects in Nepal.
Razlam stated police would test with the Immigration Department if the passports of the four Nepali men had been real.
He stated the four had come to Malaysia to work in one other sector however couldn’t discover any and had been then recruited by the syndicate with salaries of between RM1,500 and RM2,00 a month.
“Investigation is ongoing to trace down the syndicate,” he stated, including that the four have been remanded for 3 days till Sunday (Jan 21) and the case is being investigated beneath Section (4)(1) (g) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953. – eNM
