two major Asian organised crime groups specialising in gambling fraud are behind the current match-fixing investigation

According to YLE's sources, two major Asian organised crime groups specialising in gambling fraud are behind the current match-fixing investigation, and the Singaporean man arrested in February could be working for them. He is wanted for several crimes, including gambling crimes.
Finnish FA General Secretary Kimmo J. Lipponen says that the investigation is a global affair.
"The actors are very international and operate in several different countries, as far as we know outside Europe in Africa and Asia as well as South America," said Lipponen. "The police—both the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland and Interpol on a global level—are trying to clarify what exactly is involved."
The investigation has stigmatised Veikkausliiga’s operations, according to League CEO Timo Marjamaa. He believes that the struggle affects the whole sport.
”It’s easy to get to a situation where these games were affected by wider criminal activities, against which we’re all fighting,” said Marjamaa. ”We are not immune to these problems.”
Full Support
Marjamaa believes that the matter is not yet resolved, and says that the league will offer full support to the ongoing police investigation. Clubs are also assisting police where appropriate, to help them get to the bottom of things.
The police have arrested six players in different parts of Finland. Four of them are from Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), and two played for AC Oulu last season.
”I’m certain everyone is waiting for the police to complete their investigations,” says Marjamaa. ”Once they’re done, clubs can make their own decisions about what to do with the players in question.”
Marjamaa reminds people that the players have contracts that remain in force.
”Of course Veikkausliiga can make recommendations, but you have to remember that as long as things remain unfinished, people should not act too hastily,” said Marjamaa.
He also said that he did not know which games were under investigation, just that some were Ykkönen games, the second tier of Finnish football, and some were in Veikkausliiga, the top flight.

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