Those arrested are being held at Penampang IPD for questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Malaysia.- The Penampang District Police Headquarters<\/strong> has arrested three elderly men <\/strong>over alleged involvement in illegal cockfighting and gambling. According to superintendent Sammy Newton<\/strong>, the suspects were arrested during an operation code-named Ops Dadu<\/strong> at 4.30pm <\/strong>on Sunday, May 25, 2025<\/strong>, in Kampung Sarapung, Kolopis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The IPD Penampang Criminal Investigation Department (CID)<\/strong> team conducted the raid following a tip-off. Other people at the scene fled. Police seized four live roosters, three cages, a makeshift arena for cockfighting, and RM319<\/strong> (\u20ac66.15) in cash, suspected to be proceeds from illegal betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those arrested are being held at Penampang IPD for questioning and will be charged under Section 21 of the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015<\/strong>. The police appealed to the public to continue reporting information about illegal activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those arrested are being held at Penampang IPD for questioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777027043,"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, specifically the Penampang District Police Headquarters, conducted \"Ops Dadu,\" leading to the arrest of three individuals for alleged involvement in illegal cockfighting and associated gambling activities in Kampung Sarapung, Kolopis. The operation resulted in the seizure of live animals, a makeshift arena, and cash, highlighting ongoing local enforcement efforts against unregulated gaming. Those arrested face charges under the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015.","focusai_entities":"Sammy Newton, Penampang District Police Headquarters, IPD Penampang Criminal Investigation Department (CID)","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Penampang, Kampung Sarapung, Kolopis","focusai_target_profile":"journalist_researcher (0.75)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Malaysia's Gambling Enforcement","query":"What is the broader strategic impact of localized enforcement actions, such as 'Ops Dadu,' on the overall landscape of illegal gambling in Malaysia, and how does this inform potential future regulatory frameworks for both traditional and digital gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Challenges","query":"Considering the ongoing prevalence of traditional illegal gambling, what are the primary governance and compliance challenges for Malaysia in potentially developing a regulated iGaming market, and how might such enforcement actions influence policy discussions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777027034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027034","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777027034"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777027052,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027034\/revisions\/777027052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777027034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777027034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777027034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}