Malaysian police have arrested 12 Chinese nationals following coordinated raids on two suspected online scam call centres in Ipoh, Perak.
The operations targeted facilities accused of running 'love scam' schemes aimed at victims in China.
The arrests in Ipoh are part of a broader intensification of law enforcement efforts against transnational cybercrime networks in Southeast Asia.
Authorities have been dismantling similar operations across the region, where illicit call centres have proliferated in recent years.
This development follows other significant regional crackdowns.
Cambodian authorities recently detained 1,100 Indonesian nationals after raiding suspected scam compounds in Phnom Penh.