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JOHOR BARU: Johor police have scored a crucial “goal” against illegal gambling with the arrest of 70 bookies and stopping bets amounting to more than RM44mil throughout the just concluded UEFA European Championship 2020 tournament.
State police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said police carried out a total of 54 raids under Ops Soga VIII between June 12 and July 12 in several locations across the state, adding that the suspects, aged between 17 and 65, included a woman.
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JOHOR BARU: Police have busted a prostitution syndicate in a series of raids on several premises, including budget hotels and apartments, around the state capital.
Sixteen sex workers, 11 of whom are Vietnam nationals, along with four Thai nationals and a local, were detained.
Also arrested in Saturday’s operation were a man whom police believe was the pimp and nine others, including two Indian nationals.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the pimp also provided security at the premises together with a local and the two Indian nationals, while the other six acted as transporters.
He said the syndicate charged between RM200 and RM300 for services.