JOHOR BARU: Police have raided an online gambling call centre here, which is believed to have raked in more than RM2.7mil.

       Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said his men raided a house in a gated residential area in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah at around 2pm on Wednesday (Dec 8).

       “Five male Indonesians, aged between 21 and 29 years old, were arrested. They were employed by the syndicate to work as operators at the call centre.

       “Initial investigations found that the call centre operated for three online gambling sites where their customers are locals,” he said at a press conference here on Friday (Dec 10).

       Comm Ayob added the syndicate had been raking in between RM3,000 and RM10,000 daily since starting their operation in March this year.

       He said all transactions were made through online banking with several accounts of local banks having been identified.

       “The workers received a monthly salary of between RM2,000 and RM3,000 with a commission between RM500 and RM800, depending on the syndicate's monthly profit.

       “They entered the country in 2019 using a social visit pass but their passports are held by the syndicate’s agent,” he said, adding that during the raid, police seized three laptops, a tablet, 15 mobile phones, four WiFi modems, and a house key.

       Comm Ayob added police were searching for the syndicate’s mastermind.

       He said the suspects were remanded until Sunday (Dec 12) to assist with the investigation under Section 4(1)(g) of the Open Gambling House Act 1953.