POLICE arrested two men on Friday and yesterday for alleged involvement in seven robberies in Tanah Merah district by impersonating policemen.

Tanah Merah district police chief Zainuddin Md Yusuf said the suspects, aged 22 and 38, were arrested at 7.15pm in Taman Kota Harmoni and at 5.30pm at a workshop in Jalan Wan Ahmad respectively.

“Police also arrested another man, aged 38, together with the 22-year-old suspect in Taman Kota Harmoni, but during questioning, he admitted to only accompanying the suspect to sell drugs,” he said in a statement today.

Zainuddin said the arrests were made following a report lodged by a victim who claimed he was robbed by the two suspects in Jalan Lawang in Kg Batu Jong, Batu Gajah at 6.15pm on Thursday.

He said the suspects, who were in a Proton Saga BLM and pretended to be policemen, had stopped the complainant who was riding a motorcycle and asked him to hand over all his belongings for inspection on suspicion of being a drug dealer and threatened to arrest the man if he failed to do so.

“The victim, who was afraid, then surrendered his belongings such as a sling bag, a wallet and two mobile phones, which were estimated to be worth RM1,350. He later lodged a police report,” he said.

Zainuddin said during the arrest, police also seized the car, 4,000 horse pills, five mobile phones, two masks and cash amounting to RM1,752.

He said the duo admitted to committing seven robberies in Tanah Merah and both also tested positive for drugs.

The suspects have been remanded for seven days starting yesterday and the case is being investigated under sections 395 and 170 of the penal code and section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act. – Bernama, November 14, 2021.