KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Police crippled a ‘Black Money’ syndicate after arresting two African nationals and a local woman at two separate locations, here, on May 19 and 20.

Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief, DCP Datuk Law Hong Soon said all the suspects were aged 42 to 48.

“An African national and a local woman were detained at a condominium at Twin Damansara Heights on May 19 following a complaint on the same day from a 45-year-old teacher,” he told a news conference, here, today.

He said following the arrest, police raided a house in Pusat Bandar Damansara the next day and detained another African national.

Law said police also seized 45 bundles of paper, the size of a RM50 note, 99 gold-coloured metals in the form of gold bars with 99.9 written on them.

“Police also seized a black plastic packet containing small chunks of yellow-golden coloured metals, a black Takawachi TK-31 strongbox and a silver box containing 18 bundles of US$100 (RM321) notes suspected to be fake,” he said.

Law said the African nationals were investigated under Section 15(1) of the Immigration Act for overstaying and Section 420 and 489(c) of the Penal Code for cheating and having fake currency.

Nine cases out of 19 ‘Black Money’ cases were solved involving losses of RM2.5 million and the arrest of 23 foreign nationals and five local women from 2012 to April 2014, he added. — Bernama