SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 25 — Police recently arrested six individuals, including four Bangladeshi men, suspected of being involved in an online gaming scam syndicate.

Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the syndicate, which operated from an abandoned hotel in Taman Lagenda near here, was believed to have been active since June.

“In a raid at 9.30pm on Wednesday (October 21), a team of officers and personnel from the Kuala Muda District Police Headquarters (IPD) Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) arrested four Bangladeshi men aged between 20 and 53.

“The group targeted victims among the Bangladesh community. They are believed to have received salaries of about RM2,700 per month to carry out the activities,” he told a press conference at the Kuala Muda IPD here today.