KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old top executive of a television station in Sarawak is among five individuals detained in connection with a money laundering and criminal breach of trust investigation.
The suspects were detained in a special operation conducted by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division in a special operation codenamed "Ops Ragada" on Friday (Jan 10).
IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the division officers detained four men and a woman aged between 25 and 61 years old in connection with the ongoing investigation.
"We are investigating under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLATFPUAA) 2001," he said when contacted on Friday.
The IGP said the investigation and subsequent arrests were possible through intelligence gathering conducted by the division.
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"The investigation discovered suspicious financial transactions between 2017 and last year.
"We believe the suspects were involved in money laundering, criminal breach of trust as well as illegally awarding tenders for projects.
"We also seized several items, including documents, vehicles and bank accounts worth RM17.4mil," he said.
It was previously reported that a TV station senior management officer was detained in Kuching on Friday.
Photos of the individual's arrest have since gone viral on social media.
The individual was seen wearing a cap and a face mask.
