KAJANG – Police arrested four men and a woman on suspicion of being involved in an armed robbery at a dental clinic in Bandar Baru Putra in Bangi near here on Monday.
Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said of the five, two were the main suspects based on CCTV footage at the clinic.
According to him, the two suspects were arrested around Sg Tangkas in Kajang at 4.58pm yesterday while three others – a woman, a Bangladeshi man, and a local man – were also arrested around Kajang.
“The woman suspect is the ex-wife of one of the main suspects and was in possession of jewellery, while the Bangladeshi was arrested for buying a mobile phone related to the case.
“Another man arrested was the owner of the motorcycle the suspects were using at the time,” he said at the Kajang district police headquarters here today.
Zaid said all those arrested were between 22 and 47 years old, adding that police also seized two machetes, two backpacks, two helmets, and a Yamaha R15 motorcycle.
Seven mobile phones, a laptop, a gold chain, and a ring that the suspects fled with were also seized, he added.
“The two main suspects each have 12 criminal records related to drugs and two armed robberies. One of them was just released from jail under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 in September.
“All the suspects except the Bangladeshi man tested positive for drugs and are remanded for five days until November 14 for investigation under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code for gang robbery using weapons,” he added.
Earlier, CCTV footage had gone viral on social media, showing a man armed with a machete robbing employees and patients of the dental clinic. However, no injuries were reported. – Bernama, November 10, 2022
