Police Cut Off 10 Shophouses In Malaysia Operation Judol

JAKARTA - The police cut off the electricity to 10 shop houses or roko is strongly suspected of being an online gambling operational place (judol) in the Puchong and Serdang areas, Malaysia.

Serdang POLICE Chief 18, Anbalagan said, based on intelligence and information from the public, the police suspected that these places were run by a judol network.

The police believe these places are the same syndicate but registered under different names. The results of TNB monitoring found that there was illegal electric installation carried out by these places," he said at a press conference in Serdang, Malaysia, quoted from Bernama, Thursday, February 6.

Anbalagan said the power outage operation was carried out by his party in collaboration with National Workers Berhad (TNB) based on Article 21A of the 1953 Open Gambling House Law.

He emphasized that his party will continue to carry out operations to control online gambling venues in Malaysia.

In the July 2024-January 2025 range, the police have raided 19 judol operations in Malaysia and arrested 29 suspected perpetrators. During the operation, 107 tablets, seven cell phones, and cash worth RM4,500 were also confiscated.