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[UPDATED] Jungle jackpot busted: Hundreds nabbed in Sungai Buloh gambling raid

SUNGAI BULOH: Hundreds of gamblers engaged in cockfighting and illegal lottery activities were arrested in a raid by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a wooded area near Melwood Arena, not far from Sungai Buloh Hospital. The raid under Op Dadu Mega was conducted by a team from the Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) on Sunday. It was the result of surveillance since last October on illegal gambling, specifically cockfighting, dice games and unlicensed public lotteries, believed to have been ongoing for eight months. Bukit Aman CID deputy director (intelligence and operations) Datuk Fadil Marsus said before the operation, the raiding team conducted aerial surveillance with the help of the police Air Wing's Drone Unit to monitor gambling activities. This led to the ambush in the forested area that was turned into a makeshift gambling arena. "The raiding team, comprising members from the D7, CID, K9 Unit and Putrajaya Veterinary Unit, used an unpaved road to enter the forest, guided by aerial surveillance information from the Drone Unit. "We arrested 124 individuals, comprising 46 Malaysians and 78 Indonesians, including four women. "The raid led to the seizure of 52 live chickens, seven dead chickens, 17 metal cockfighting spurs and one weighing scale," he said today. Fadil said police also seized RM145,855.00 in cash, gambling equipment for dice games and unlicensed public lottery paraphernalia. "Six Indonesians suspected of organising cockfights have been arrested, along with Malaysians who are believed to have run illegal lotteries. "Police have opened investigation papers under Section 4A(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Section 7(2) of the same act, Sections 32(1) and 32(2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 and Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63."