The police have arrested 126 individuals involved in an illegal car racing syndicate that used women and money as bets in Johor Bahru, said Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat.

He said the syndicate was detected following one-month monitoring by the police which brought to the detention of the suspects at the Skudai Toll Plaza (southbound) in an operation from 2am to 4am today.

He said all the suspects, comprising...