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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have paralyzed a syndicate suspected of being involved in prostitution, fraud and cryptocurrency transactions for the Chinese market with the seizure of approximately RM2.5 million during a raid on Cheras here last night.
The director of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department, Datuk Huzir Mohamed, said that the money was hidden in several suitcases at a luxury residence in Jalan Desa Bukit Tiara, Cheras.
Laptops, mobile phones and a certain amount of synthetic drug were also seized, he told reporters at the scene last night.
He said that six Chinese citizens and two locals, aged between 22 and 48, had been detained to facilitate the investigation.
Huzir said the raid was carried out after an earlier operation by a team from the Bukit Aman Division of Criminal Investigation, Gaming and Secret Society (D7) at a condominium in Kajang, Selangor, during which seven citizens Chinese, including a woman, between 21 and 28, were arrested.
During the raid, several items were also seized, including laptops and mobile phones, he said, adding that based on investigations conducted, the union is believed to be involved in prostitution and fraud using cryptocurrencies for China’s markets.
From the seized items, we believe the union is involved in conducting illegal activities for the Chinese online market, he added. – Called
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