SECRET society members still active in the state are believed to be behind the illegal sale of repossessed cars, also known as the “piang” car business, said Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

He said while the business is not new, the activity is a sideline of the gangs’ criminal and drug trafficking activities.

The matter was revealed following the murder of a man from car repossessing business, believed to be a member of a secret society from Selangor, and the incident was 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 some time now. Yesterday five people were charged in court and we are still tracking down another suspect known as Tan Kim Bong, 36, who is believed to be the syndicate leader whose last address was in Batu Pahat, Johor,” he told reporters in Johor Baru today.

Elaborating on how the car repossession business operates, Ayob Khan said when a person can no longer afford to pay their loan instalments, the vehicle would be repossessed but instead of handing the car over to the bank, it would be put up for sale with the condition that it could only be used within a certain location or area that is 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 also target luxury cars for repossession. – Bernama, December 31, 2020.