Bukit Aman Commercial CID director Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said police arrested a man and a woman, aged 26 and 27 respectively, after a police report was lodged by a medical officer regarding the activity on Monday.

He said the two suspects were found offering the Covid-19 vaccine package at RM450 for locals and RM800 for foreigners.

“Based on the initial investigation, police found that the activity was conducted through Facebook as well as via phone calls.

“Interested customers were told they would be registered under the Selangor Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (SCVP) through the SELangkah application.

“Interested buyers were told they would be placed on a waiting list and would only have to pay after their names had been listed as vaccine recipients through the app,” he said in a statement today.

Kamarudin said further checks found that until now, the registration for the SCVP programme was limited to only companies and it had yet to open to private individuals.

He added the police also found that the suspects claimed about 30 individuals had been contacted regarding the vaccine package, with 10% of them expressing interest in buying the packages offered.

Kamarudin urged the public to be aware of the vaccination initiatives implemented for free by the government and to avoid being manipulated by fraudulent syndicates out to reap easy profits.

“Members of the public are also advised to channel any information regarding such fraudulent sale of Covid-19 vaccines to the police,” he said.