By: Jo Ann Mool
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Kota Kinabalu: A 52-year-old man was fined RM1,300 or two months jail on Tuesday for engaging in an online gambling.
Self-employed Ag Saidi Serin @ Sirin pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles to committing the offence at 4.35pm on Jan 20 this year at a garage in Kg Meruntum, Phase 2, Jalan Putatan Lok Kawi in Penampang.
Inspector Albert Basiri who prosecuted told the court that a police team during Ops Dadu arrested a man, later identified as Saidi for gambling and seized the paraphernalia used in the activity including handphones and RM677 cash.
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Investigations revealed that there was “Mega888” gambling application in the seized handphones from Saidi.