'Ah Long'

The syndicate is believed to have conducted illegal money-lending activities, involving loan sharks and online money-lending, police said.

The victim said he noticed the fence of the house, his wife's car and his neighbour's car were splashed with red paint.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said 196 of them have been charged in court.

Five men believed to be members of an Ah Long syndicate who made threats against victims who failed to pay up loans, were arrested in a series of raids in Iskandar Puteri yesterday.

Four men appeared on charges of criminal intimidation, wrongful confinement and committing mischief against 11 borrowers of money from illegal money lenders or 'Ah Long'.

A total of 644 unlicensed money lending or 'Ah Long' cases were investigated from January to September this year.

A contractor lodged a police report claiming he lost RM60,000 which he paid to a loan shark purportedly as processing fee for a fast loan.

The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) called on micro-enterprises to reach out to its agency, TEKUN Nasional for hassle-free financing assistance and not go to loan sharks.

Community credit companies that are identified acting as 'Ah Long' when dealing with borrowers will face stern actions including having their operating licenses revoked.

A total of 38 individuals from 10 illegal loan syndicates or Ah Longs were detained by police in separate raids conducted in Selangor (from June 3 to 8) early this month.

Ismail said that the first suspect was remanded for seven days until June 2, while the second was remanded until June 5.

Bukit Aman JSJK in collaboration with Penang JSJK raided 12 locations in Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Utara in Penang and in Kerian, Perak from 6 am to 10 am.

The Datuk who introduced himself as a senior police officer from Bukit Aman, offered to help the victim settle the debt with the loan shark.

The investigation is ongoing under Section 436 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire.

The police detained 12 men for allegedly running illegal money-lending business or "Ah Long" in a week-long raid conducted at several locations in Batu Pahat, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur last week.

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