{"id":777007498,"date":"2023-07-21T06:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777007498"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:48:49","slug":"malaysia-arrests-made-in-penang-over-online-gambling-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-arrests-made-in-penang-over-online-gambling-operation","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia: arrests made in Penang over online gambling operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police have arrested five men, including a foreigner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.-\u00a0Police in Penang\u00a0have arrested five men, including a foreign national, in relation to an alleged online gambling operations. Police seized an assortment of equipment in two raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first raid, police targeted a house in Persiaran Pantai Jerjak Bayan Lepas, arresting four men. A fifth man was arrested at\u00a0a residence in Jelutong several hours later. Those arrested are suspected of orchestrating online gambling and investment operations\u00a0through &#8216;bwc88nep.com&#8217; and &#8216;merc.adminbwc88ags.com&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police also raided an office in Jelutong an hour later. No arrests were made there but police believe the office was used for graphic design, social media promotion for gambling platforms linked to Nepal, Singapore, and Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say they found what they believe to be crypto-mining machines, along with evidence of electricity tampering. They believe the operation targeted clients from Nepal, having commenced in September 2021 and changing locations regularly to evade detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police also seized eight computer monitors, five laptops, five computers, seven mobile phones, bank cards,\u00a0notebooks containing promotional scripts for online gambling. All five detainees were remanded for four days to assist with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-cap-urges-macc-to-continue-to-probe-politicians-roles-in-illegal-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAP urges MACC to continue to probe politicians\u2019 roles in illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have arrested five men, including a foreigner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Malaysian authorities in Penang have dismantled an illegal online gambling and investment operation, arresting five individuals and seizing equipment. The illicit enterprise, which allegedly targeted clients in Nepal, Singapore, and Malaysia, also engaged in crypto-mining and electricity tampering, highlighting the multifaceted nature of such illicit activities.","focusai_entities":"Police, CAP, MACC","focusai_location":"Penang, Malaysia, Jelutong, Bayan Lepas, Nepal, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.85), affiliate_publisher (0.75), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border Regulatory Impact?","query":"What are the broader implications of this cross-border illicit operation for regional iGaming regulatory harmonization efforts and enforcement cooperation?"},{"label":"AML & Crypto-mining Link?","query":"How do the alleged crypto-mining activities within this illegal gambling operation intersect with existing AML frameworks and financial crime prevention strategies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777007498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777007498"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777007509,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007498\/revisions\/777007509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777007498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777007498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777007498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}