CRIME

Op Limau: 905 individuals arrested for illegal gambling

31 Jan 2023, 2:23 AM
Op Limau: 905 individuals arrested for illegal gambling

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) arrested 905 individuals nationwide during an operation, codenamed Op Limau, for suspected involvement in illegal gambling activities, involving seizures amounting to RM513,793.

PDRM Secretary Datuk Noorsiah Saaduddin said a total of 137 raids were carried out during the operation held last January 15 to 29.

"Op Limau was conducted for 15 days across the country to curb gambling activities in conjunction with Chinese New Year," she said in a statement today.

She said the investigation was carried out under Section 6(1) and Section 7(2) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.

Noorsiah said the public with information about gambling activities can channel the information through the Op Limau WhatsApp hotline at 016-5773477.

— Bernama

What do you think?

Latest
MidRec
Media Selangor
About Us

Media Selangor Sdn Bhd (MSSB), a subsidiary of Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI), is the official media agency of the Selangor State Government. In addition to the Media Selangor news portal (formerly known as Selangorkini & Selangor Journal), Media Selangor also publishes newspapers in Mandarin, Tamil, and English.