Cops seize 30,000 pirated DVDs in Cheras condominium
The DVD seized in the condominium.
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KAJANG: A five-month old syndicate that sells pirated DVDs was uncovered after police raided a Venice Hill condominium in Batu 9, Cheras, resulting in the seizure of more than 30,000 DVDs.
District OCPD Asst Comm Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said a special task force was dispatched to the condominium unit at about 6am Wednesday following public tip-off and continuous surveillance of the place.
“We knocked on the door of the unit but no one was home.
“We waited for the DVD peddlers to return before making the arrest,” he added.
ACP Ab Rashid said two men arrived at the unit at around 7.30am and were cornered as they were unlocking the door.
“The peddlers, aged 34 and 44, were arrested under suspicion of possessing copies of DVDs that did not have Certificate B from the Film Censorship Board,” he explained.
Certificate B is a document issued by the board that governs the display of duplicate copies of films.
Under Section 18 (4) (a) of the Film Censorship Act, it is an offence to sell DVDs without Certificate B.
ACP Ab Rashid said the entire unit was covered in DVD copies of television serials such as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Simpsons and Mad Men.
There were also bootlegged copies of newer TV shows such as Orphan Black and Fargo.
“We believe that the peddlers used the condominium unit for the sole purpose of packaging and distributing the pirated DVDs.
“Even the toilets in the house were covered in DVDs,” he added.
One of the detainees originated from Bidur, Perak while the other was a local man from Kuala Lumpur.
The raid was part of a continuous effort by the police to stamp out film piracy in the country.
District OCPD Asst Comm Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said a special task force was dispatched to the condominium unit at about 6am Wednesday following public tip-off and continuous surveillance of the place.
“We knocked on the door of the unit but no one was home.
“We waited for the DVD peddlers to return before making the arrest,” he added.
ACP Ab Rashid said two men arrived at the unit at around 7.30am and were cornered as they were unlocking the door.
“The peddlers, aged 34 and 44, were arrested under suspicion of possessing copies of DVDs that did not have Certificate B from the Film Censorship Board,” he explained.
The toilets in the house were covered in DVDs.
Certificate B is a document issued by the board that governs the display of duplicate copies of films.
Under Section 18 (4) (a) of the Film Censorship Act, it is an offence to sell DVDs without Certificate B.
ACP Ab Rashid said the entire unit was covered in DVD copies of television serials such as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Simpsons and Mad Men.
There were also bootlegged copies of newer TV shows such as Orphan Black and Fargo.
“We believe that the peddlers used the condominium unit for the sole purpose of packaging and distributing the pirated DVDs.
“Even the toilets in the house were covered in DVDs,” he added.
One of the detainees originated from Bidur, Perak while the other was a local man from Kuala Lumpur.
The raid was part of a continuous effort by the police to stamp out film piracy in the country.
