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| Among the character lottery exhibits seized by police. |
KUCHING: Sarawak CID chief, SAC Dev Kumar
has scored another major success in his fight against illegal gambling in
Sarawak with the arrest of 27 persons in a one-week operation from 11 to 17
July.
Dev Kumar said a total of 20 raids were
conducted throughout the state with 27 people aged between 14 and 59 including
nine women were detained and character lottery related exhibits such as
portable printers, mobile phones, calculators, betting ledgers and slips as
well as RM7,230 cash seized.
He said the ‘war’ against illegal gambling
activities in Sarawak would not end and he gave assurance that the police would
continue to flush out the illegal
operators.
“All district police chiefs (OCPD) have been
directed by the Sarawak Commissioner of Police, Datuk Mazlan Mansor to
intensify efforts to eradicate illegal gambling in the
state,” he said.
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| Plainclothes police personnel inspecting an eatery during the one-week operation against illegal gambling in Sarawak. |
By : CONNIE CHIENG
Date Posted : Tuesday 19-Jul-2016
Sarawak Tribune
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