Nine individuals, including a married couple and local citizens, were arrested by the police for alleged involvement with a syndicate paid by “Ah Long” (loan sharks) to threaten borrowers who defaulted on their repayments.

Shah Alam district police chief Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the arrest of the seven men and two women, all locals between the age of 21 and 41, was carried out over two days since last Monday in Selangor and the federal capital...