Police arrest 11 men in cockfighting raid
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police arrested 11 men, including an Indonesian national, in Op Dadu for alleged gambling during a cockfighting raid on Friday (May 23).
State police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said the suspects, aged 32 to 56, were engaged in cockfighting behind a house in Kampung Atas Tol, here, when the raid was conducted at about 12.30pm.
He said the raid was conducted following intelligence gathering by the D7 Branch of the state police with the cooperation of the State Veterinary Services Department.
The police also seized four roosters, RM5,823 in cash and a bag containing needles, thread and red medical bandages, he said.
He said all the suspects tested negative for drugs, and the case is being investigated under Section 7 (2) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 and Section 32 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015. – Bernama
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