Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban (centre) said 44 Chinese nationals, 19 Vietnamese nationals and one Myanmar national were detained. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The immigration department has detained 64 foreigners suspected of involvement in an online scam syndicate believed to have raked in about RM6 million in illicit profits over the past two months.
Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the arrests were made during a two-day joint special operation with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which began yesterday and targeted four luxury condominium units in Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur, and two bungalows in The Mines.
He said 44 Chinese nationals, 19 Vietnamese nationals and one Myanmar national were detained.
