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Two company directors in Penang have lost a combined total of nearly RM900,000 after falling victim to separate phone scam syndicates involving impersonation tactics.

Police officers and personnel take their oath during the 219th Police Day commemoration 2026 at the Terengganu police headquarters, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). – Bernama photo

Southeast GOF Brigade Commander SAC Ahmad Radzi Hussain said his force has also deployed an intelligence unit to detect suspicious fuel purchasing activities at petrol stations near the border. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP)

NCID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (three, right) at a press conference at Police Training Centre (Pulapol), Kuala Lumpur, today. - Photo by Bernama

Online scam syndicates are capable of siphoning between 80 to 90 percent of a victim's bank account balance within just three to 10 minutes through a complex web of multi-layered mule accounts. Photo for illustrative purposes only.

Hussein said such items were often disguised as everyday goods, such as soap or supplements and stressed that the department had established a specialised CyberNarco Intel Unit to monitor and counter drug-related activities on social media. - Bernama file photo

The vehicle carrying the commander of the Malaysian Control and Border Protection Agency (MCBA) in Bukit Kayu Hitam, SAC Mohd Nasaruddin Mohd Nasir, was shot at in an incident at dawn near the Malaysian-Thai border today. Photo by Bernama

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Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan - BERNAMA FILE PIX