KUALA LUMPUR — Police have arrested a husband-and-wife team in Negeri Sembilan over allegations they used illegally modified Touch ‘n Go cards in their transport company’s operations, racking up losses of nearly RM60,000 since last year.

According to Utusan Malaysia, Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the 43-year-old Malaysian man and his 33-year-old wife, who is a citizen of China, bought the tampered cards in bulk from a local supplier.

“They purchased between 200 and 300 cards in a cash transaction. Each card cost RM150 and carried an invalid top-up of RM300 — double the card’s price,” he told reporters at Seremban District Police Headquarters.

The couple allegedly distributed the illegally modified cards to lorry drivers to bypass toll plazas during deliveries, reducing operational costs and boosting profits.

Investigations found that the Seremban-based company, which runs 160 lorries, had been using the cards since August 2024. Alzafny said this was the first case of Touch ‘n Go fraud detected in Negeri Sembilan.

Police also seized three mobile phones, 304 Touch ‘n Go cards, a hidden camera recording set, and RM400,000 in cash.

Authorities are still tracing the local hacker who supplied the invalid cards. 

“He is believed to have used specialised hardware and software to alter the cards’ top-up values,” Alzafny said, as cited by the national daily.

The couple has been remanded for four days, with investigations conducted under Section 420 of the Penal Code.