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‘Datuk Seri' among new arrests in MBI fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: Several additional individuals have been detained as part of the investigations into the investment fraud scheme associated with MBI International Group (MBI) under Ops Northern Star.
IGP secretariat's Anti-Money Laundering division head Comm Datuk Muhammad Hasbullah Ali confirmed the arrests when contacted, adding that they included individuals carrying the title 'Datuk Seri'.
However, he said details of the latest results of Ops Northern Star would be disclosed by Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail soon, Bernama reported.
On May 30, Comm Muhammed Hasbullah revealed that 17 individuals had been arrested in connection with the MBI investment fraud case, with assets worth RM3.81bil frozen and seized.
He said the arrests included entrepreneurs with the titles 'Tan Sri' and 'Datuk Seri', believed to be proxies and business partners in the fraudulent scheme.
The arrests were carried out in the Klang Valley and northern states.
