KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Police have arrested 29 men, including a foreigner, on suspicion of promoting and spreading propaganda related to illegal organisations on social media.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk M. Kumar said the suspects, aged 18 to 49, were arrested under Ops Mega TikTok 2026, conducted from Oct 10-12.

He said the operation to monitor the activities of associations declared illegal by the government was carried out in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

“As a result of the operation, involving 11 police contingents in Selangor, Johor, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak, 28 Malaysians and a foreigner were arrested,” he said in a statement today.