POLICE have crippled a syndicate masterminded by a man known as “Datuk Ken” with the arrest of the key suspect and 15 individuals in a series of raids during a special operation in Rawang, Gombak.

Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed said the key suspect, aged 40, was arrested with his wife, aged 41, at their residence in Rawang last August 11.

He said investigations revealed that the man was involved in illegal activities such as online gambling, bitcoin mining and illegal money-lending since 2014.

“It is believed the syndicate was able to earn a profit of up to RM6 million a year from gambling activities, RM800,000 a month from bitcoin mining and RM2 million from money-lending activities. It charges an interest of up to 10% on borrowers, who are mostly friends and businessmen,” he told a media conference at the Selangor police contingent headquarters today.

Following the arrest of the key suspect in the syndicate and its members, Arjunaidi said police sealed 14 luxury cars, including a Lamborghini Huracan, a BMW 8i, a Nissan GTR and a Porsche Cayman, as well as 14 bungalows, three shophouses and cash worth nearly RM33 million. Seventy-one bank accounts were frozen, he added.

He said the police were now looking for two men, believed to be close aides of “Datuk Ken”, and urged those with information on them or their whereabouts to contact Insp Shahriman Mat Junus at 012-3480281.

They are Chuah Seong Hooi, 48, also known as Ah Chong, and Heow Hee Soon, 31, also known as Fei Soon. – Bernama, August 16, 2021.