Car theft gang busted

Car theft gangbusted
High-living syndicatemembersnabbedin specialop
'arrestof eightmen.
He said the syndicatemembers
who usedtaxisto avoidsuspicion
PETALING
JAYA:Theyliveda luxuwere responsiblefor the theft of
riouslifestyle- stayingin poshfiveelectronicgoodsworth more than
star hotelswhile drivingaroundin
RMlmil.
expensive
carslikeBMWs,Mercedes
He said a task force set up in
BenzandVolkswagen
GolfGTIS.
Marchmovedin on the syndicate
However,their lavish lifestyle
followinga rise in the hijackingof
endedlastweekwhenpolicearrestsuchgoods.
ed them for allegedinvolvement
"Ourofficersraidedseveralplaces
with a syndicate
responsible
for the
in Hutan Melintang,Perak,Kuala
theftofscoresofluxurycarsoverthe
Pilah,NegriSembilanand here on
pastyear.
April 8 andarrestedeightmenaged
Police also recovered two
between
25 and27.
MercedesBenz,two, Volkswagen
"Theyalsoseizedtwo taxisanda
GolfGTI,a BMW318ianda Toyota
Proton Iswara with RM31,000
Altisworth morethanRMlmil that
stuffedin pillows inside,"he said,
werefoundat the carparkof highaddingthat the menwereinvolved
endapartments
hereduringa spein the hijackingof fivetrailerscarrycialoperation.
ing televisionsets,DVDplayersand
Selangorpolice chief Deputy
hometheatresystems,
amongothCommDatukTun
HisanTun
Hamzah Taxi ploy: SelangorCID chief SAC Mohd Adnan Abdullah (centre)
ers.
saida specialtask forceset up to inspectingthe taxis that were used by a syndicateto hijack lorries
Describing
their modus.operandi,
investigate
the syndicate's
activities carryingelectronicitems.
DCPTunHisansaidthev ivouldtail
arrestedfive m0nagedbetween27
the lorries in their taxis and the
and42 on suspicion
of beingpartof that upon questioning,
the suspect the carsoff and leavingthem at a ProtonIswarabeforecorneringthe
a ringthatstoleluxurycarssincelast ledofficersto the arrestof fourmen posh apartmentbuilding in the lorries and holdingthe driversat
year.
at a poshhotelin Section16here.
gunpoint.
area.
l'Our successcame when we
To a question,DCPTun Hisan
In an unrelatedcase,DCPTun
He saidpolicewere now looking
anested a 27-year-oldman who saidthe syndicate
members
would Hisansaidpolicebusteda syndicate for ElangoGopal,29, and Kesavan
wascaughtbreakinginto a houseat gainentry to thesevehiclesusing thatwasinvolvedin thehijackingof Cunasekharan,23,
to helpin investi2.35amonApril10,"hesaid,adding modifiedAllen keysbeforedriving cargotrailersin Selangorwith the gations.
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