Nine arrested in raid on suspected online gambling centre

KUCHING: Police raided an online gambling call centre and arrested nine foreigners on Monday (May 23). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) — acting on information — swooped on a semi-detached house in Jalan Rock here around 7pm. “Nine Indonesians, comprising five men and four women aged between 13 and […]

Online gambling centres raided last night

BY GERALD GILLES KUCHING: Two online gambling centres operating in two different locations inside an apartment at Jalan Song here were raided simultaneously and successfully busted last night (Feb 1). Kuching district police ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the raid was carried out about 10.30 pm under Ops Ambang Tahun Baru Cina 2022. He said the […]

Cops pull the plug on gaming syndicate

KUCHING: The dice stopped rolling for an online gambling syndicate which had earned about RM90,000 when police knocked on their doors here. Acting on information, police raided the syndicate which was operating out of a double storey house along Jalan Stampin Tengah around 5.10pm on Tuesday (Nov 9). An Indonesian couple, aged 19 and 25, […]

Online gambling call centre busted with arrest of trio

PADAWAN: Police here arrested three locals for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling call centre in an apartment last Friday (Sept 24). A team of personnel from Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) and the district’s police headquarters raided the premises at Jalan Stapok Utama around 10.05pm. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the […]

Ops Dadu Khas busts 2 call centres, detains 11 operators

KUCHING: Police busted two online gambling call centres and arrested 11 individuals during a raid on a luxurious condominium at Jalan Airport here last Friday (July 16). The operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ was carried out around 11.50am by a special task force led by Kuching Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief DSP Mohd Hafizi Ishak, […]

Seven held in online gambling ring swoop

KUCHING: Police have crippled an online gambling syndicate following a raid at a call centre here which has been raking over RM4.05 million in profits in the past nine months of operations. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the syndicate was operating the call centre in a condominium unit at Jalan Ming Chung here. He […]

Four men arrested for operating online call centre

PADAWAN: Police here nabbed four men for operating an online gambling call centre at a double-storey terrace house on Monday (July 12). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid, carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Padawan police task force, took place around 2.55pm near Kuching City Mall […]

Cops cripple online gambling syndicate

KUCHING: An online gambling syndicate reportedly reaping profits of about RM2.8 million since operating in the first six months of this year was crippled with the arrest of six individuals on Monday. Acting on information gathered, a task force raided a condominium in Jalan Song around 9.30pm as it was suspected to be used as […]

Four online gambling operators arrested

KUCHING: Police arrested four illegal gambling operators in a raid on a premises at Jalan Airport 5 here today (June 25). District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said acting on information, a police team raided a luxury residential premises believed to be used as an online gambling operation centre around 10.45am. He said three women […]

Five suspects arrested in online gambling bust

KUCHING: A rented apartment in Jalan Stapok used as an online gambling centre was raided by the police in an operation on Tuesday (Apr 6). The 9pm raid carried out by the Padawan District Police Headquarters (IPD) Task Force saw the arrest of five suspects, namely two local men, two Indonesian men and an Indonesian […]