Malaysian detained in Pakistan scam raid cleared and repatriated
A MALAYSIAN national detained during a major crackdown on an alleged fraud call-centre syndicate in Islamabad has been cleared of any involvement, released by Pakistani authorities and returned safely to Malaysia. Federal Commercial Crime Investigati...
A Malaysian man, 32, detained in a recent Pakistani raid on an alleged scam call-centre network has been cleared of involvement, released by authorities, and repatriated to Malaysia. The Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director, Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, stated that Pakistani investigators found no link between the Malaysian and the scam syndicate being investigated.
He informed Bernama that the man was the sole Malaysian among those detained during the operation. CCID officers plan to record his statement to aid ongoing inquiries. Earlier, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail announced that a team of Malaysian police had been sent to Pakistan to assist with the investigation following the detainee's arrest.
Among the 258 foreign nationals detained during the raid in Islamabad's Gulberg Green residential area were 170 Vietnamese and 40 Chinese nationals. Pakistani authorities alleged that members of the syndicate had entered the country on tourist visas before allegedly setting up illegal online scam operations. The Malaysian police team was dispatched to cooperate with international agencies and investigate whether transnational criminal syndicates were using or exploiting foreign nationals across borders.
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