KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 ― Police found an undisclosed amount of cash of what is believed to be extortion money during a raid at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters traffic room last Tuesday.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said acting on a public tip-off, a team from the Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department raided the room and questioned eight traffic policemen.

“If needs be, we will detain them,” he told a press conference here today.

The case is being investigated under Section 384 of the Penal Code.