BANGKOK, April 22 — Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department crippled an illegal parking syndicate operating around Bukit Bintang with the arrest of 17 foreign men in an operation carried out yesterday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Police dismantled a drug trafficking operation in the Klang Valley with the arrest of two men and the seizure of 145kg of drugs, valued at RM4.18 million, which were stored in a condominium unit in Bandar Baru Seri Petaling, on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The government’s willingness to amend relevant laws to combat scam syndicates is among the highlights of the first day of the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament today.

JOHOR BAHRU, June 1 — Police arrested 14 individuals, including a syndicate mastermind, and seized various types of drugs worth around RM11.6 million in seven raids around this city and Iskandar Puteri on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is tracking down 10 more individuals suspected of being members of an organised crime syndicate engaged in various criminal activities around Selangor.

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — A syndicate which used modified tankers to ferry misappropriated diesel in Ipoh has been smashed by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Petrol station operators threatened by diesel smuggling syndicates are urged to lodge formal reports to the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN), said its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

KLANG, April 4 — The Customs Department successfully foiled attempts to smuggle contraband cigarettes and busted an illegal liquor processing syndicate in two raids in Balakong and Cheras on March 29 and April 1 respectively.

SHAH ALAM, March 29 — The Selangor police busted a syndicate selling automatic teller machine (ATM) cards for use as mule accounts with the arrest of 16 individuals, including two bank officers, in raids around the Klang Valley and Gombak last week.

SEREMBAN, March 22 — Six Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly being involved in online investment fraud during a raid in Seremban 2, two days ago.

SUNGAI BULOH, March 15 — Police have thwarted two drug trafficking syndicates with the arrest of five individuals and seizure of various types of drugs in three separate raids in the Klang Valley.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Police have busted an online investment scam syndicate targeting Europeans with the arrest of 49 people in a raid on a premises in Jalan Bukit Bintang here on February 6.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 — The Immigration Department busted a syndicate involved in forging documents and arrested four foreign men, including two believed to be the masterminds, in a special operation around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA,  Jan 31 — A  25-year-old Tanzanian woman, believed to be a victim of human trafficking, was rescued by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM)  in a raid in the federal capital two days ago.

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 17 — A mother and son are among the three individuals arrested, believed to be involved in a drug trafficking syndicate involving seizure worth RM1.23 million, in three raids conducted in this district and Iskandar Puteri from January 10 to 14.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Police have smashed an international drug trafficking syndicate from sharing information with Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau and seized various chemicals and drugs worth RM7.89 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — After losing his job at a restaurant due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony, 26, could not resist a job offer as a gold seller abroad with a lucrative salary of up to RM10,000 per month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Police arrested three individuals, including a woman, and seized various types of drugs estimated to be worth more than RM500,000 in a raid on a condominium unit in Cheras last Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Police busted a non-existent investment syndicate operating in a bungalow that once served as a foreign consulate office and residence during a raid in the Federal capital on November 22.