KUCHING, Nov. 12 -- Police have dismantled seven online scam syndicates operating in Sarawak and arrested 42 individuals, including 28 foreign nationals, during a series of raids under Op Magpie 01/2026.

Sarawak police commissioner Saifullizan Ishak said the operation, coordinated by the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department's Operations Intelligence Division, was carried out simultaneously across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak to combat organised scam call centre activities.

Between October 19 and 31, seven separate raids were conducted in Bintulu, Kuching, Padawan, Miri, and Sibu, targeting syndicates operating out of residential properties - specifically two bungalows, three terraced houses, and two apartment ...