Malaysia’s Police Force In Anti-Gambling Offensive, Arrest More Than 900

Casino.org reports

In a dedicated effort to stop illegal gambling in the country, Malaysia recently conducted a police exercise that had an overwhelming response. Coinciding with the start of the Chinese New Year, they arrested 905 people across the country in a two-week period.

Dubbed Op Limau (Operation Lemon in Malay), law enforcement officials carried out 137 raids between January 15 and 29. In just the first four days, they arrested 120 people.

The main purpose of the operation was to combat gambling activities that are focused on gambling in public or private buildings, as well as gambling in open places. In addition to the arrests, the authorities also seized around MYR513,790 (US$120,381).

No Stone Unturned

Malaysia’s Undercover, Gambling and Crime Division conducted the raids with support from other law enforcement divisions. The Secretary of the Royal Malaysian Police, Datuk Noorsiah Saaduddin, told reporters that police carried out 20 raids between January 15-19.

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Malaysia’s Police Force In Anti-Gambling Offensive, Arrest More Than 900