Nearly 2,000 cases of loan shark violence reported since 2020, says Home Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: Close to 2,000 cases of violence involving loan sharks, better known as Ah Longs, have been reported between 2020 and August this year, according to the Home Ministry.

"The overall statistics for cases of violence involving Ah Longs that were reported nationwide between 2020 and 2024 are 1,965 cases," it stated.

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