POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a robbery in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, yesterday where two jewellery suppliers lost a delivery of about RM1.8 million to two armed men behind a goldsmith shop.

Kuala Pilah deputy police chief Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab said the 50-year-old suspect was arrested in the area at 10pm yesterday.

“The man has been remanded until May 10. Based on his statement, we are in the process of ascertaining the identity of another suspect and other individuals who might be involved in the case.

“Based on the goldsmith shop’s CCTV recording, we could see the robbery was well planned. We hope to make more arrests after this,” he said today.

In the 11am robbery, the two jewellery traders were ambushed by two masked men armed with parang in the back lane behind the goldsmith shop.

The robbers were said to have escaped with the loot in a silver car. – Bernama, May 4, 2023.