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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.
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.
Penang police have arrested a couple and dismantled a significant drug-processing operation at a Butterworth condominium, recovering narcotics valued at RM9.7 million in what authorities describe as a major breakthrough against organised trafficking networks.
Penang authorities have unveiled a detailed security and traffic management strategy for HAWANA 2026, the National Journalists' Day celebration at PICCA Convention Centre. The three-day event will maintain open main roads while implementing diversions and strategic traffic control.
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Penang authorities have dismantled three transnational fraud networks in coordinated operations, detaining 32 individuals suspected of involvement in large-scale scamming activities.
Penang police have shut down three international scam networks and detained 32 suspects, including four Malaysian nationals, following raids on illegal call centre facilities.