Preliminary investigations found that the 13 suspects arrested appear to have taken up offers for cash or online gambling credits in exchange for handing over SIM cards to criminals. They allegedly handed over between 10 and 30 SIM cards each.
Singaporean police are investing 528 persons for their suspected involvement in over 2,200 cases of scam and unlicensed money lending activities, following an enforcement operation from July 1 to 10.
Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on June 24 said that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) arrested eight people with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) group who were purportedly planning attracks against the King and the Prime Minister.
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) under the Ministry of Public Security announced on November 24 that it has smashed a cross-border drug production and trafficking ring and launched legal proceedings against seven suspects.
The counter-terrorism squad of Indonesian police (Densus 88) has arrested 45 terror suspects in October to ensure social security before the elections in February 2024.
Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a gang of 11 foreigners who were suspected of producing illicit drugs and confiscated nearly two tonnes of narcotics in Phnom Penh and three other provinces, the Khmer Times reported.
The police in Muong Nhe district, the northern border province of Dien Bien, in coordination with the local border guards and customs force have arrested a drug trafficker and 10 bricks (3.4kgs) of heroin.
Malaysian police have arrested four foreigners on suspicion of being involved in militant groups, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said on July 9.
The Ho Chi Minh City police have launched criminal proceedings against and put into temporary detention four suspects with charges of conducting terrorist activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration, and three others of illegal trading of explosives.
Malaysia has arrested 16 people of an alleged human trafficking syndicate after stopping a ship carrying 127 Sri Lankans believed to be bound for Australia and New Zealand.
The trial of Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah, the suspects in the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national Kim Chol, will continue in January next year.
Thailand’s authorities detained 50 suspects in the Phra Mongkutklao military hospital bombing last week for investigation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Indonesian police on May 26 arrested three people suspected being linked to the suicide bombings that killed at least three police in a Jakarta bus terminal.
Malaysian police arrested two Turks for suspected links to the self-claimed Islamic State (IS), said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on May 4.
Malaysia police said on March 13 they arrested 7 people for suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation from March 8-12 in Sabah and Selangor states.
Indonesian police have arrested 17 suspects relating to the so-called Islamic State (IS) after they were deported by Turkey due to concerns over their intention to enter Syria, said national police’s spokesperson Rikwanto.
Indonesia’s police on December 20 reported that three people have been arrested over a suspected suicide bomb attack at an undisclosed location near the country’s Java island.
Thailand’s military administration on August 18 announced that 15 suspects allegedly linked to a series of bombings in seven southern provinces are being detained in a military camp in Bangkok.
