TUMPAT: Malaysian police have yet to receive any request from their Thai counterpart in seeking help to locate six Malaysians allegedly involved in Thai cybercrime operations using illegal shell companies and nominee accounts.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said if there was a request, police would respond accordingly.
"As far as l know, Malaysian police did not receive any request from the day the case happened.
"Police will respond accordingly if there is a request from our counterpart in Thailand," he said after visiting the Tumpat police station today.
Earlier, Saifuddin was briefed about the latest flood situation in Kelantan by the state police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat.
In Dec 4, it was reported that Thai police had dismantled a major cybercrime operation involving illicit funds worth 3.6 billion baht.
According to Police Colonel Theeraphas Yungyuen of the Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), investors, primarily from China and Malaysia, had hired 14 accounting firms to register corporate entities and open bank accounts in the kingdom.
During a nationwide operation last month, Theeraphas said that eight Malaysian suspects had been identified for registering the shell companies to facilitate money laundering and manage proceeds from technology-related crimes.
"Of the eight Malaysian suspects, two have been arrested, while arrest warrants have been issued for the remaining six individuals, who are believed to be abroad, likely in Malaysia or Cambodia," Theeraphas said.
According to Theeraphas, the two Malaysian suspects were currently in CIB custody and Thai police were coordinating with Malaysian authorities to locate the remaining six suspects.