KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a businessman with the title ‘Tan Sri’ for allegedly scamming the public out of RM10 million under the pretence of handing the money over to the police to resolve money laundering cases.

According to a police source, the 59-year-old man was apprehended by Bukit Aman’s Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) Criminal Investigation Team upon his arrival at his residence in Jalan U-Thant this evening, after returning from Osaka, Japan.