{
  "id": 3480877,
  "title": "Lumba haram di Linkedua disyaki babit pertaruhan RM15,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/lumba-haram-di-linkedua-disyaki-babit-pertaruhan-rm15-000-3480877",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/26/lumba-haram-di-linkedua-disyaki-babit-pertaruhan-rm15-000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A video circulating online shows individuals blocking the Lebuhraya Linkedua highway to allow a illegal gambling race to take place on Saturday. Police believe the illegal race in Johor's Lebuhraya Linkedua involved RM15,000 in betting. Head of the Bukit Aman Traffic and Intelligence Department, Hasbullah Ali, said this was obtained from interrogating suspects helping the investigation. The suspect's gambling habit involved RM15,000, according to Harian Metro. Earlier, police confirmed a joker and two spectators were arrested to assist the investigation into the highway blockage for the illegal race on Saturday. The latest arrests bring the total number of suspects detained in the case to 11. Earlier, a 33-second video showed two motorcyclists racing illegally on the highway around 7 in the morning, along with several individuals blocking the road to allow the race. The incident is believed to have occurred between KM33 Senai Tunnel exit and KM31 Premium Outlet entrance.",
  "summary": "Polis Bukit Aman berkata perkara itu diperoleh hasil soal siasat ke atas suspek ditahan bagi membantu siasatan kes berkenaan.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lumba haram di Linkedua disyaki babit pertaruhan RM15,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/lumba-haram-di-linkedua-disyaki-babit-pertaruhan-rm15-000",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:06:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}