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Singapore police arrested 17 people across multiple locations in a coordinated crackdown on unlawful remote gambling operations, recovering more than S$720,000 in cash and various devices used to facilitate illegal betting.
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Perak police have arrested three suspects, including a 17-year-old, in connection with a ketamine and Erimin 5 trafficking ring. The operation targeted a distribution network supplying synthetic drugs across the state.
Police have extended the remand of a 37-year-old delivery rider suspected of stealing RM10,000 from a lost wallet discovered at a supermarket in Semenyih, as investigations into the theft continue.
Malaysian police have arrested a woman in her 20s following investigations into an alleged kidnapping incident. Bukit Aman CID chief M Kumar indicated the arrest came after inconsistencies in the victim's account prompted authorities to question the legitimacy of the case.
Four more individuals have been apprehended in connection with the illegal sale and distribution of fake medical certificates in Pekan, raising the total number of suspects under investigation to nine.
Enforcement officers raided a concealed fuel storage facility in Tanjung Lobang, Miri, resulting in the seizure of 15,000 litres of subsidised diesel and the arrest of four individuals suspected of operating an illegal diversion scheme.
Authorities on South Korea's Jeju Island are investigating a high school student accused of entering an elementary school classroom multiple times to leave biological material, incidents that have left the teacher traumatised.