Cops nab at least 10 suspects over theft of casino chips

November 6, 2023

Cops nab at least 10 suspects over theft of casino chips

GENTING HIGHLANDS: At least 10 suspects have been rounded up in connection with the theft of gambling chips worth over RM4.6mil from a casino here.

Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Yahaya Othman said the 10 suspects were arrested following a series of raids following a police report lodged about the theft.

“Investigations are ongoing and we are confident that we will conduct more raids and make more arrests soon,” he was as saying quoted by a Malay news portal on Sunday (Nov 5).

It was reported that several suspects had been identified over the theft gambling chips with a face value of more than RM4,607,800 at a casino here.

Police did not rule out the possibility of it being an inside job.

Representatives of the Genting Highlands Casino security team lodged a report at around 6.30pm on Oct 28.