Malaysian authorities have broken up yet another major Chinese-led illegal online gambling operation.

On Tuesday, Malaysian authorities gave a press conference to reveal the details of an operation last Friday (9) that resulted in the arrest of 118 individuals suspected of running an illegal online gambling operation from a bungalow in Kuala Lumpur.

Only one of the suspects was a local resident, with the rest hailing from China. The Chinese nationals had reportedly entered Malaysia on tourist visas and their operation primarily targeted gamblers in their home country.

Police claimed the operation, which promoted its activities via Chinese social media app WeChat, handled wagers of around RM6m (US$1.43m) per month. Payment processing was handled via WeChat Pay and the Alipay service. The raids resulted in the seizure of 479 mobile phones, 118 laptops and other computers, along with a small amount of cash.