Penang police have successfully busted an international medium fraud syndicate after arresting five Chinese nationals in a raid at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), on April 27 for being involved in fraud cases involving a loss of RM124,400.

Penang deputy police chief Fisol Salleh said their arrests followed a police report by five elderly women in the state who were victims of the syndicate before police carried out intelligence to successfully track down the suspects at KLIA.

“Police managed to arrest...