KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Canadian man was caught in northern Malaysia's Penang state with more than 2,200 counterfeit credit cards believed destined for countries around the world, news reports said Tuesday.


The 32-year-old man, whose identity was not revealed, sold the cards in the United States, Canada, Poland, Turkey, Spain, Lithuania and Brazil, the New Straits Times and The Star reported. Officers monitored the man's home after a tip-off and raided it Friday, seizing 2,232 phoney credit and ATM cards, police Commercial Crimes Director Ramli Yusuff was cited as saying.


Police also recovered four computers used to produce the cards which contained details of thousands of credit card holders, the reports said.

"The suspect apparently ran a one-man-show, but we are trying to determine if he had any local help,"

Ramli was quoted as saying.


The reports didn't say whether the man had been charged. The allegations against him were described as "cheating," and a conviction carries a jail term of up to 10 years with possible whipping, Ramli was quoted as saying.


Ramli was not immediately reachable at his office. An officer who spoke to The Associated Press declined to comment on the report, citing the ongoing investigation.


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