KUALA LUMPUR: The government has declared all-out war against online gambling syndicates and foreign scams which cause huge amounts of losses. To this end, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, he had ordered police to bust all illegal gambling activities, especially online gambling. Zahid admitted that ending illegal online gambling and arresting those responsible would indeed be challenging as these syndicates either operated outside the country or, if they were in Malaysia, did not stick to one location for long. Zahid added that, so far, more that 420 gambling syndicate kingpins from China have been extradited back to their own country to be charged with illegal gambling. Police will not hesitate to use the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) 1959 on repeat and hardcore criminals if suspected of being involved with any syndicate,” Zahid warned.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2017 12:11 UTC