Seven held over cable theft cases in Temerloh
TEMERLOH: Seven people believed to belong to three criminal groups involved in stealing cables belonging to utility and telecommunications companies were arrested by police in several raids here between Sept 15 and 19.
TEMERLOH: In a series of raids between September 15 and 19, police apprehended seven individuals believed to be part of three criminal groups stealing cables from utility and telecommunications companies. District police chief assistant commissioner Mohd Nasyim Bahron revealed six men and a woman were arrested, aged between 16 and 40, and seized various items worth RM50,000.
Four of the suspects had prior criminal and drug records, and four tested positive for methamphetamine in urine tests conducted at a press conference at Temerloh district police headquarters. Intelligence and interrogations revealed three criminal groups: Geng Mat Letrik, comprising two arrested suspects; Geng Mista, with one suspect; and Geng Sasi, responsible for the remaining four arrests.
Police are actively seeking six men from Geng Mista and Geng Sasi still at large. The arrested individuals are being remanded under various sections of the Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code, and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The stolen cables were reportedly sold to scrap metal dealers, contributing to infrastructure sabotage, service disruption, and public safety threats.
Police emphasized their resolve to track down and prosecute the criminals, warning them of the consequences for disrupting Malaysians' lives.
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