KUALA LUMPUR: A suspect in a money laundering case, who recently escaped after being released by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has been arrested by police today.
Identified as Goh Leong Yeong, or Alvin Goh, the man was picked up at a resort in Pahang about 1.20am. With him was a foreign woman, believed to be his girlfriend.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the arrest was made possible following intense intelligence work that started on Oct 12.
"He has been taken to the KL police headquarters for further action," he said when contacted.
He added that the suspect, believed to be scam syndicate coordinators targeting victims from China, had been moving around from one location to another to avoid arrest.
"We will also be investigating further on his escape which some claimed to have been assisted by certain quarters," he said without elaborating.
It was reported that Alvin and another suspect known as Addy Kanna, have been identified as coordinators and agents tasked with preparing call centres to scam syndicates.
The call centres, equipped with computers and telecommunication equipment, operated from offices and luxury residences targeting Chinese citizens for online gambling and other scams.
Alvin was reported to have escaped by climbing over the fence at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on Oct 11 with the help from his two bodyguards, upon being released by the MACC.