Malaysian authorities have a lot of ‘splaining to do after they allowed a major illegal online gambling operator to slip their grasp while leaving a local courthouse.

Last week, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced the detention of several senior members of the Kuala Lumpur police suspected of protecting an illegal online gambling and money laundering ring. At the time, we noted that this story likely had legs, and it seems those legs had happy feet attached.   

While some of the (non-cop) individuals connected with that online gambling operation were in the process of being released on bail, police gathered at the entrance of the MACC headquarters in order to re-arrest the suspects to assist investigations into the gambling operations.

But before those cops could pounce, the suspected ringleader of the gambling operation made good his escape. CCTV footage showed him climbing over a side gate of the compound with the help of two bodyguards, after which he jumped into a car waiting on the side of the road and hasn’t been seen since.