Kuala Lumpur sets deadline for illegal gambling crackdown

District station and police chiefs in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur have been ordered to stamp out illegal gambling in their areas by Nov. 14, or face a 24-hour transfer as punishment, local media reports.
The order, issued by city police deputy chief Datuk Law Hong Soon, will see a special team consisting officers from the Standard Compliance and Integrity Department (SCID) conducting checks to ensure that it is carried out.
Law said he had, during a meeting on Oct 14, given the officers a month to conduct operations and clear the city from illegal gambling dens.
"The district and station chiefs will then have to make a declaration that their areas are free of the illegal activities, and a monitoring team consisting officers from the city and federal headquarters' SCID will perform checks to ensure no such activities continue to exist in the city," he was cited as saying.