Melaka police make 172 arrests in commercial crime raids
MELAKA: Melaka police recorded 172 arrests in 24 raids targeting increasingly complex commercial crime syndicates, particularly call centre operations, between January and October this year.
In Melaka, the police conducted 24 raids targeting complex commercial crime syndicates between January and October this year, resulting in 172 arrests. The state police chief, Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar, attributed the success to 20 investigation papers leading to charges being filed in court. The National Scam Response Centre 997 recorded 591 investigation papers during the same period, with 289 cases resolved, resulting in a 48.90 per cent resolution rate.
Of the resolved cases, 60 were brought to court, 10 classified as no further action, and 219 classified as temporary updates. Police also seized RM424,766 to aid in recovering money lost by scam victims, of which RM174,793.43 has been returned to victims in 49 cases, representing a 41.15 per cent recovery rate.
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