KOTA BARU: A People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) member on the wanted list was detained by police here last night.
The 46-year-old man was arrested shortly after he lodged a report on online gambling activities at the Pengkalan Chepa police station.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Rosdi Daud said apart from being wanted by the police for alleged cheating, the suspect also had two other previous records.
"The man had lodged a police report at the Pengkalan Chepa station yesterday evening and after checking his MyKad number, police found that the man had two previous criminal records involving a theft case and for receiving stolen property.
"He was also wanted by Kuantan police for investigation into several cheating cases.
"Based on this information, a police team from the Kota Baru commercial criminal investigation division then arrested the man," he said in a statement.
Rosdi said checks with the Kuantan police showed that the suspect was also wanted in connection with online "love scam" cases reported in 2018 involving losses suffered by the victims amounting to more than RM16,000.
"Kelantan police will soon hand over the suspect to our counterparts in Kuantan for further action," he added.
Yesterday, the Rela member lodged a police report claiming that there were at least 10 online gambling outlets operating in the state.
He named several districts, including Kota Baru, Tanah Merah, and Pasir Mas, as having online gambling outlets.