{"id":777010081,"date":"2023-10-12T08:12:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010081"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:12:27","slug":"malaysia-1873-arrested-in-crackdown-on-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-1873-arrested-in-crackdown-on-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia: 1,873 arrested in crackdown on illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ops Dadu Khas targeted both online and 4D gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.- Police in Malaysia\u00a0say they arrested 1,873 people involved in illegal gambling and unlicensed 4D betting during a two-week operation named Ops Dadu Kha from September 22 to October 5. Police seized assets valued at RM1,113,025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police say 804 people were detained in raids on<strong>\u00a0735 online gambling establishments<\/strong>. These led to seizures of items worth RM513,025, including RM108,325 in cash and mobile phones, laptops and tablets. For illegal 4D operations,<strong>\u00a0authorities conducted 1,050 raids<\/strong>, detaining 1,069 people. Items worth more than RM600,000 were seized, including 907 mobile phones and RM161,425 in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts are underway to expedite the prosecution of those detained. For online gambling offences, 125 investigation papers (IPs) have been processed, while for illegal 4D, 257 IPs are being pursued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Star,<strong>\u00a0Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain<\/strong>, the director of Bukit Aman CID, investigations said illegal gambling operators had developed their tactics by adopting a mobile approach. They frequently change locations to evade authorities and employ complex syndicate structures to make it challenging to prosecute the masterminds. He urged the public to collaborate with law enforcement by providing information on illicit activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, officers cut the electricity power of&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysian-police-cut-power-to-11-alleged-illegal-gambling-operations\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11 suspected illegal gambling operations<\/a>&nbsp;in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The move was carried out between police officers and members of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the Malaysian multinational electricity company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ops Dadu Khas targeted both online and 4D gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17082,"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 conducted \"Ops Dadu Khas,\" a two-week operation targeting illegal online and 4D gambling, resulting in 1,873 arrests and over RM1.1 million in seized assets. The operation highlighted sophisticated evasion tactics by illicit operators, including mobile setups and complex syndicate structures, prompting calls for public cooperation in enforcement efforts. This crackdown underscores ongoing regulatory challenges and the proactive measures taken against unlicensed gaming activities within the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, Bukit Aman CID, The Star, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Johor","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Efficacy","query":"What specific legislative or regulatory amendments are being considered to counter the evolving tactics of illicit gambling syndicates, particularly their mobile and transient operations?"},{"label":"Market Impact","query":"How will the increased enforcement against illegal 4D and online gambling impact the GGR and NGR projections for licensed operators in Malaysia, and what measures are being taken to channel demand towards regulated offerings?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777010081","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\/777010081","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=777010081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041154,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010081\/revisions\/777041154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777010081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777010081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777010081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}