KUALA LUMPUR: Four men, including the mastermind of the snatch theft gang dubbed Gang Ayoi Gombak , have been detained in several raids in Shah Alam, Sentul and Hulu Klang.
The mastermind, who is known as Angah , also acts as the expert in melting down stolen jewellery to be sold to goldsmiths.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said the suspects were detained in an operation conducted between Feb 28 and March 1. We detained the first suspect, a 29-year-old man, at Jalan Sentul on Feb 28, for being involved in several snatch thefts. He was subsequently held under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) until March 23, he told a press conference at the KL police headquarters on Friday (March 5).
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‘Gang Ayoi Gombak’ behind 300 snatch theft cases busted 05 Mar 2021 / 22:50 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘Geng Ayoi Gombak’ suspected of being involved in 300 snatch thefts here has been finally crippled with the arrest of eight of its members recently.
The suspects, including a Thai national, were nabbed in a series of raids in Shah Alam, Sentul and Hulu Klang from January 26 until Monday,
Kuala Lumpur police chief, Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said the police nabbed four men including a Thai national in a raid on Jan 26 before detaining a man who performed the role of snatcher two days later.
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3,135 KL cops get first vaccine dose Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The first phase of Covid-19 immunisation for police frontliners here commenced today with 3,135 personnel undergoing vaccination.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said today that priority for the immunisation was given to personnel at high risk of contracting the virus.
He said the 3,135 personnel were from the six districts here, namely Brickfields, Cheras, Dang Wangi, Sentul, Wangsa Maju and Putrajaya.
Saiful said the immunisation which is being carried out at the Jinjang and Putrajaya health clinics will run until March 18 for the first dose and between March 22 and April 8 for the second dose.