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Kuala Lumpur police have arrested 11 individuals, including six South Korean nationals, following a raid on a World Cup football betting call centre operating from an office building in the Taman Desa area.
A George Town magistrate's court rejected a remand application against four people, including a woman, detained over World Cup football betting activities, allowing their release.
Authorities in Kuala Lumpur arrested eight men during a raid targeting illegal gambling operations at Selayang Wholesale Market, disrupting both traditional and online betting syndicates.
A major police operation has resulted in 331 arrests and the discovery of RM2.63 million in illegal World Cup betting transactions, signalling intensified enforcement against unlicensed gambling ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Penang police have successfully dismantled two illegal football betting call centres in a crackdown targeting World Cup-related gambling, arresting 28 suspects in the operation dubbed Op Soga XI.
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Authorities in Mukah have apprehended four individuals suspected of organizing illegal cockfighting activities, confiscating roosters and gambling equipment during the operation.
Penang police arrested 12 men and confiscated nearly RM9,000 in a statewide operation targeting illegal online betting syndicates that capitalised on World Cup fever.
Police in Kuching have arrested three women suspected of running illegal betting operations linked to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The arrests were made during separate raids across the district.
Kuala Lumpur police have arrested 58 individuals, four of them women, in a major enforcement operation targeting illegal sports betting and online gambling linked to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.