Pahang cops clean up online gambling dens
By Roslina Mohamad
Wednesday September 9, 2009
KUANTAN: Pahang police arrested 14 people in raids on Monday and Tuesday in Cameron Highlands as part of an effort to wipe out Internet gambling in the state.
They also seized 22 computers from two premises in Ringlet and Tanah Rata in an operation dubbed "Ops Dadu" (Dice).
The raids were carried out by officers from the state police contingent headquarters and Cameron Highlands police district.
State CID spokesman Asst Superintendant Noor Asyikin Shamsuri said the first raid was at a snooker outlet at about 9.30pm on Monday in Ringlet.
"The snooker premise has been renovated to include a room with 13 computers.
"There were 11 people including a caretaker in the room and they tried to escape, but the police managed to nab all of them," she said at her office here on Wednesday.
She said those arrested were aged between 18 and 39, and that nine computers were confiscated.
ASP Noor Asyikin said in the second raid carried out at Taman Royal Lily in Tanah Rata at 2pm on Tuesday, three people were arrested, including a caretaker, for allegedly operating an illegal gambling den.
They were aged between 20 and 48, she said, adding that 13 computers were seized. -- The Star
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