Gang stealing ‘repossessed cars’ smashed
Bernama
-December 18, 2019 10:34 PM
Sungai Buloh district police chief Shafa’aton Abu Bakar says they have recovered several cars worth RM1 million. (Bernama pic)SUNGAI BULOH: Four people including a woman have been arrested in connection with the theft of seven luxury vehicles worth about RM1 million here.
Sungai Buloh district police chief Shafa’aton Abu Bakar said acting on a tip-off, police raided a workshop on Jalan Genting Klang, Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 4 and arrested a man and a woman.
The following day, police picked up two more suspects in Sentul — one from a condominium and the other from a workshop.
The suspects, who included an Indonesian, are aged between 25 and 43, Shafa’aton told a press conference today.
The suspects comprised an unemployed man, a car repossessor, a factory worker and a mechanic.
Police also seized seven luxury vehicles of various types, including a Mercedes Benz CLK 200, BMW GT 5351 and Honda Accord, in follow-up operations, she added.
The stolen vehicles were kept in several condos and car workshops in Setapak and Sentul.
Shafa’aton said the syndicate had been operating since January this year.
She said the syndicate members would approach car owners with arrears in repayments and tow away their cars.
“The repossessed vehicles were supposed to be sent to the bank, but the syndicate members kept the vehicles. Using fake registration plate numbers, they sold the cars online for between RM30,000 and RM50,000 each,” she said.
Police got their break after a 35-year-old workshop owner reported that a Porsche Panamera belonging to his customer from Singapore had been stolen from his house in Taman Subang Murni, near here, on Dec 1.
“A review of a closed-circuit camera showed that the car was towed away by a number of individuals who introduced themselves as car repossessors to the security guard at the house and said the vehicle was in arrears.
“The security guard believed the suspects and allowed them to enter. They then proceeded to remove the fence of the workshop owner’s house,” she added.
