Indonesian authorities detained 30 Malaysians and a Taiwanese national in a hotel raid in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, for allegedly running an online scam targeting fellow Malaysians.

Pontianak Immigration Office chief Sam Fernando told a press conference on Thursday that the suspects occupied 14 rooms at the hotel and were apprehended at about 11.15am on Tuesday in a joint operation with Pontianak City Police, Bernama reports.