Police Arrest 30 In Anti-gambling Op Along Jalan Tun Razak
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- Police arrested 30 individuals suspected of involvement in an online gambling call centre at a business premise along Jalan Tun Razak here today.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said 23 local men and six local women, along with one Chinese man, aged 20 to 27, who were arrested under Op Dadu at 11.30 am, were workers at the call centre.
'Police also seized items used to conduct the gambling operation, including 30 monitor screens, mice and keyboards, 60 mobile phones, an access card, two routers and one broadband mesh device,' he said in a statement today.

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