Penang CID chief Rahimi Mohd Ra’ais said police raided the luxury condominium at 1pm based on information and intelligence gathered since a week ago, and arrested four local men, aged 36 and 37.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the premises was used as a call centre for online gambling and that the syndicate targeted locals, especially the elderly and Indonesians as customers through several online websites,” he said today.
The syndicate turned the luxury condominium into a call centre a month ago and they often moved between locations to evade detection by the authorities.
Rahimi said the syndicate was believed to have been operating round-the-clock with workers working on shifts and earning at least RM3,000 a month.
The police also seized various equipment, including three computer monitors, two central processing units, a modem, router, documents and other items believed to be used in their gambling operation.
“All four suspects have been remanded for investigation under Sections 4(1)(a), 4(1)(b) and 4(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953,” he said.