00:01The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and Chinese authorities have jointly crippled
00:07an international scam syndicate believed to be run by Chinese nationals.
00:11The integrated operation, dubbed OpsDragon, targeted a criminal network believed to be
00:17operating across several countries, including Malaysia, and carrying out cross-border scams
00:22using various communications platforms and digital technology to deceive victims.
00:28The syndicate was identified as conducting cross-border scam activities using various
00:34communications platforms and technology to deceive victims.
00:39MACC Special Operations Division Senior Director Mohammad Zamri Zainul Abidin said a series
00:45of coordinated raids led to the detention of 16 key suspects believed to be the syndicate's
00:52ringleaders who had been hiding in the country.
00:54All the suspects, who are Chinese nationals, have since been repatriated to China to face
01:01trial.
01:02Authorities also seized assets worth about 3.5 million ringgit, believed to have been obtained
01:07through illegal activities.
01:09The items confiscated included two luxury vehicles, jewellery, gold bars, personal computers, laptops,
01:17cash in various foreign currencies, and hundreds of mobile phones believed to have been used
01:22in the syndicate's operations.
01:24MACC is currently pursuing civil forfeiture proceedings on the seized assets before they
01:31are returned to the Malaysian government.
01:41MACC is currently on the
