PETALING JAYA: Police detained 23 China nationals on suspicion of being involved in an online scam syndicate following raids at several units at Empire City in Damansara Perdana.
The raids were conducted on New Year's Eve following detailed surveillance conducted by the Petaling Jaya Commercial Crimes Investigation division.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zani Che Din said the first raid was carried out on unit E-28-06 in Empire City, where police detained four men from China."The suspects also failed to hand over personal identification documents," he said on Wednesday . The second raid was conducted on unit E-42-8b of the same area, where three men from China were detained, he added."We believe the items were used for online scam activities," ACP Zani said."We arrested 11 men and five women from China. Fifteen mobile phones along with five laptops were also seized from the unit.We're sorry, this article is unavailable at the moment. If you wish to read this article, kindly contact our Customer Service team at 1-300-88-7827.
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