JOHOR BARU – Secret society members still active in the state are believed to be behind the illegal sale of repossessed cars, said Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
Admitting that the business is not new to the state, he said such activities accompany the gangs’ criminal and drug trafficking activities.
This follows the murder of a car repossessor, believed to be a member of a secret society from Selangor, alleged to be due to dissatisfaction as the latter had entered the area of another secret society from Johor, Geng Ngo Seek Kee, on December 20.
“Geng Ngo Seek Kee has been around for quite sometime now. Yesterday five people were charged in court, and we are still tracking down another suspect known as Tan Kim Bong, 36, believed to be the syndicate leader whose last address was in Batu Pahat, Johor,” he told reporters here today.
Elaborating on the business’ operations, Ayob Khan said a vehicle is generally repossessed when a person can no longer afford to pay the car loan instalments – however, the car is not handed over to the bank, but is put for sale with the condition that it can only be used within a certain location or area controlled by the secret society.
“In the recent case, they (both gangs) were fighting over a repossessed car,” he said, adding that buyers or users of such cars would make monthly payments of at least RM100 to the gang.
He said the gang members would also target luxury cars for repossession. – Bernama, December 31, 2020
