Police: 37 arrested over RM3.5m face mask scams during MCO

Published: Apr 4, 2020 7:41 AM | Updated: Apr 4, 2020 8:34 AM

Police have arrested 39 Malaysians and charged 22 of them over face mask scams since the movement control order (MCO) period began.

In a statement today, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Mohd Zakaria Ahmad said RM3,513,596.50 was lost to such scams between March 18 and April 3.

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