CVN( Japan ) The Malaysian police have cracked down on bases of scam groups and detained more than 2,200 individuals suspected of involvement in scams, including five Japanese.
The police told reporters on Tuesday that they have raided bases of alleged criminal groups across the country from January through April and detained a total of 2,251 individuals believed to be involved in fraudulent activities.
In crackdowns between late January and early February, 270 out of 430 suspected swindlers were found to be foreign nationals, including Chinese and Indonesian nationals as well as five Japanese.
The police said the groups were operating in ordinary housing, commercial buildings and other structures renovated to disguise their true nature as scam hubs.
Many foreign nationals have been detained on suspicion of involvement in fraud cases in Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia and Myanmar. The countries are concentrating efforts to tighten controls on such groups.
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