Last Wednesday, Adlin was among 14 people detained for alleged involvement in the syndicate, which is said to be responsible for “collecting” RM35 million from members to be invested in “property and foreign currency”.

Police also seized nine luxury cars and jewellery estimated to be worth almost RM1 million.

According to a report by The Star, Adlin said that he had appeared at events held by the company currently being investigated but had not promoted any of its schemes.

“Over the past few years, I was active in a network marketing business and I attended many events as a guest. That is what celebrities do,” he told The Star.

He, however, did not deny knowing the founders of the company, including several of those who had been arrested by police, having attended the events as a special guest of the company.

“If you ask me personally, I felt like I was trapped and exploited by the syndicate,” The Star quoted him as saying at a press conference at Sri Pentas at the weekend to clear the air after appearing live on TV3’s Melodi.