An international syndicate, believed to be headed by expatriate Sri Lankan Tamils, are targeting their countrymen in Malaysia to make a fast buck has been busted. Making use of local thugs, the syndicate abducts their targets — mostly in the Klang Valley — and demand ransom from family members either in Sri Lanka or in other countries. It is believed the syndicate’s ring leaders — who live in Paris , France — would be the ones contacting the victim’s family members to collect the ransom money. This apparently lucrative “venture” came to a halt on Saturday when a police team from the Kuala Lumpur Serious Crimes Branch raided a house in Setapak and arrested six local men. Police also rescued two Sri Lankan men in their 20s, who were believed to have been confined at the house since they were kidnapped several days before the police raid. Both men told police that they had been tortured by their kidnappers. It has not been determined whether their family members have been contacted...
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