PUTRAJAYA: Three women have been detained by graft busters over the swindling of millions of ringgit from a wellness company.

The suspects in their 50s consisted of two directors of a company providing massage oils and another was the ex-wife of a former managing director for the wellness company, which runs a chain of massage centres.

Sources said all three women were detained at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Wednesday (April 12) after their statements were recorded.

"They are suspected of submitting documents with false details to manipulate the company running the massage centres from 2017 to 2019," the source said.

MACC investigations showed that the suspects misappropriated the funds through the purchase of massage oils for a higher price compared with the regular market price.

"It was done through the company supplying massage oils, which was their proxy. The purchase was worth RM9mil.

"The purchase led to about RM1.8mil losses to the company," the source said.

The suspects have been remanded until April 17 after Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin granted a five-day remand order following the MACC's application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Thursday (April 13).

MACC senior director of investigations Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrests.

"We are investigating under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.

"We are also in the midst of tracking down two main suspects - a former managing director and a former finance officer of the massage centre," he said.