Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said all were Malaysian nationals aged between 26 and 46 and were detained in Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and Johor.
The first suspect, detained on March 15, is a Puspakom technician aged 27, in Klang.
“The suspect is one of the cell members of the Black Hawk Telegram group (cell of the Daesh terrorist group involved in the Movida Club bombing in Puchong).
“The suspect admitted to being involved in the channelling of funds to Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi for use by the Daesh in Syria,” he said in a statement here.
Khalid said following the operation, police detained two men, aged 37 and 39, on March 16 in Kulim, Kedah and in Ipoh, Perak.
He said one was a primary school teacher while the other, a security guard.
“The suspect who works as a teacher admitted to spreading the ‘salafi jihadi’ ideology of the Daesh group via Facebook to recruit people for the Daesh movement,” he said.
The IGP also said investigations revealed the security guard was planning to sneak out of Malaysia to join the Daesh militant group either in Syria or in southern Philippines.
Meanwhile, two other suspects, aged 31 and 28, were detained on March 17 in Perak. One worked as a restaurant assistant while the other owned a veterinary practice.