JOHOR BAHRU Dec 11 (FMT) : Police here busted an online gambling syndicate with the arrest of five Indonesian men during a raid on a house in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said all those arrested, aged 21 to 29, acted as credit top-up and withdrawal operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said during the raid, based on public information and intelligence for more than a month, police found that the gated house was used as an online gambling centre, operating round-the-clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ayob Khan said the syndicate, which was believed to have been operating since March, targeted local customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It collected between RM3,000 and RM10,000 daily through three websites \u2013 www.gin557.com, www.gingin8.com and www.gin551.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe syndicate made millions in ringgit as profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll transactions were carried out through online banking from several Malaysian bank accounts,\u201d Ayob Khan told reporters at the Johor contingent police headquarters today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said all suspects were believed to have been paid between RM2,000 and RM3,000 a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also received a commission of between RM500 and RM800, based on monthly profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police also seized three laptops, a tablet, 15 mobile phones of various brands and four WiFi modems, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll the suspects are believed to have entered the country since 2019 through social visit passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTheir passports were held by the syndicate\u2019s agents and the main mastermind of the syndicate is being tracked down,\u201d Ayob Khan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that the suspects were remanded from yesterday till Sunday under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the case was being investigated under Section 4 (1) (g) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n