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Two men have been arrested in Penampang for allegedly impersonating enforcement officers and extorting RM1,500 from a foreigner. Police are investigating the incident, which highlights growing concerns about identity fraud targeting non-citizens.
Authorities in Ipoh have arrested three men aged between 32 and 45 in connection with an elaborate scam in which criminals impersonated police officers to extort RM29,000 from a student.
Laotian authorities have intensified efforts against transnational crime networks, detaining 261 foreign nationals during an August raid on a telecommunications fraud and online gambling operation in Vientiane's Thatluang Lake Special Economic Zone.