KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 6 -- A shuttered resort in Pahang was allegedly turned into a 24-hour scam call centre by an international syndicate that used Starlink internet and lookouts in an apparent attempt to stay under the radar, Utusan Malaysia reported.

The syndicate was believed to have paid about RM30,000 a month to rent the secluded property in Jalan Sungai Arang, Sungai Lembing, where it had operated for around three months before Immigration officers raided it yesterday.

A total of 98 people were detained, including 95 foreigners and three Malaysians, one of whom was believed to be the resort's owner.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the raid followed about a month of intelligence gathering by the department's ...