Kuala Lampur, Jan. 20 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 - An online gambling syndicate run by foreign nationals and operating out of rented homes and small business premises around the capital was raided on Monday, according to Sinar Harian.

The raid, which began at 10.30 pm yesterday was carried out around Bukit Bintang, covering Jalan Alor, Jalan Changkat and Jalan Bedara, by the Special Tactical Team (PASTAK) of the Intelligence and Special Operations Division at the Immigration Department headquarters in Putrajaya, following a month-long intelligence operation.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate targeted foreign nationals as its main customers, using a modus operandi that involved offering small investment a...