A UEFA Euro 2020 online gambling and football betting syndicate, believed to have been operating for three days, was busted after police raided an apartment in Seri Kembangan, Selangor on Monday.

Serdang police chief A. Anbalagan said in the 9pm raid, nine people were arrested, including three minors and a Chinese national, whose visa has expired. 

He said the syndicate promoted gambling through the Line app and several websites by offering bets ranging from RM50 to RM10,000 and profits could reach RM100,000 a day.

“Preliminary investigations found that those aged 16 to 29 were paid RM3,000 to RM3,500 a month and they were recruited through social media,” he said at a press conference at the Serdang district police headquarters today.

He said the three teenagers – a girl and two boys – were released today on police bail, while the rest have been remanded for six days until Sunday.

Anbalagan said a check found that two suspects also have previous criminal records, including drug-related offences.

In a separate development, four men, including two Indonesians, aged between 20 and 30, were arrested in two raids in Petaling Jaya last Sunday on suspicion of being involved in six robberies involving 24-hour stores in Serdang, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur.

Anbalagan said all suspects were members of Geng Apoi, believed to be active in robberies in the past six months.

“Their modus operandi is to pretend to be customers and when they see an opportunity, they will rob in a group,” he added. – Bernama, June 25, 2021.