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In mid‑July 2026 Malaysian police began a series of operations against online fraud syndicates that largely involved Chinese nationals. An initial raid Since the late‑July raids in Ipoh, Perak seized laptops and phones and arrested 18 Chinese men suspected of running an online fraud operation. Simultaneously, Selangor officers detained three individuals attempting to steal food deliveries, one testing positive for methamphetamine. A week later, Johor police launched a coordinated sweep in and the Forest City development on 15 July, targeting two organized call‑centre scam networks. The operation covered 27 high‑rise apartments and five bungalows and resulted in development, Malaysian authorities have continued to pursue trans‑national fraud networks operating from the detention of 335 suspects – 309 Chinese, 19 Indonesians, four Myanmar citizens and three Malaysians, aged 20‑58. country. Police seized 313 computers, 1,557 mobile phones, 17 laptops, 10 modems and assets valued at about US$245 k plus roughly MYR 1 million in equipment. The larger gang comprised 279 members and the smaller 56; organisers have indicated that investigations remain active, with organisers still at large and officials say further arrests are ongoing. Follow‑up reporting on expected. No additional incidents related to the online‑fraud sweeps have been reported since the 30 July confirmed the seizure of an SUV worth about one million ringgit update, and highlighted that Forest City, a $100 billion reclaimed‑land project built by Chinese developer Country Garden, is partially owned by Malaysian King Ibrahim Iskandar. Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad noted the raids were unrelated to the recently shut‑down Network School investigation. Both raids underscore an escalating law‑enforcement effort to dismantle trans‑national fraud networks operating from Malaysia, particularly those running remains focused on dismantling cryptocurrency‑investment and romance‑scam schemes operations targeting foreign victims.