SHAH ALAM, Nov 20 — The police have arrested 16 men, including two Chinese nationals, believed to be involved in a gang robbery at a scrap metal factory in Telok Panglima Garang on November 9.
Acting Kuala Langat district police chief DSP Mohd Sufian Amin said the suspects, aged between 30 and 50, were detained at 3.30pm, approximately an hour after robbing the factory.
Earlier, the authorities received a report from the factory manager at 2.30pm, complaining that his factory was approached by a group of men who proceeded to seize metal sheets and scrap materials from the premises.
He said the stolen items were then loaded onto a lorry brought by the gang without the factory owner’s consent.
“Police from the Kuala Langat district police headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Department subsequently managed to arrest all the suspects and seize the lorry carrying the metal sheets and scrap materials,” Sufian said in a statement today.
A pistol with 20 live bullets, a machete, and a car believed to have been used during the robbery were also seized.
He said all the suspects were remanded for three days starting November 10, and an investigation paper has been opened under Section 395 of the Penal Code.
Investigations have revealed that the firearm was legally owned with a licence issued by the authorities, while eight of those detained had various prior criminal records.
— Bernama
