PETALING JAYA – The activities of three policemen and two other individuals, suspected to have plotted to hijack cars brought in from Singapore and sell them off for money, was uncovered when they were arrested on Monday and Tuesday.
Petaling Jaya police chief Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the suspects were detained in Penang and Kedah after conspiring to grab an Audi TT belonging to a foreign national in Ara Damansara, Selangor, on Sunday.
He said the incident happened when the victim met a car sales agent here at 7.45pm on Sunday to discuss the sale of his car, but was then approached by two men wearing police vests, who “arrested” the agent and fled with the victim’s car.
“Acting on the victim’s report, police raided a hotel room in Seberang Jaya, Penang, and arrested a 28-year-old local male suspect (the agent) and a 28-year-old local female suspect,” he told a press conference at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters here yesterday.
Nik Ezanee said investigating the male suspect led to the arrest of two policemen, aged 34 and 51, in the compound of the Kuala Muda police headquarters in Kedah on Tuesday.
“Another suspect, a 31-year-old policeman, was arrested at the Ipoh police headquarters in Perak on the same day,” he added.
Nik Ezanee said the policemen were suspected to have carried out the crime several times, targeting foreign nationals who wanted to buy or sell a car from Singapore, and were believed to have made up to RM1,000 each for each hijacked car sold.
He said among the items seized from the suspects were vests with the Customs Department logo and inscription, RM20,000 cash, a Perodua Alza, a Volkswagon Golf and various drugs.
He said the remand for the male suspect will run from Tuesday until Monday, while for the female suspect from Tuesday until tomorrow.
He said the three policemen were remanded starting yesterday until Saturday for investigation under Section 395 of the Penal Code for gang-robbery without a firearm and Section 365 of the Penal Code for kidnapping. – Bernama, December 31, 2020
