Shah Alam police nab 2 motorcycle theft gangs


Selangor police have busted two motorcycle theft gangs that mostly targeted public parking lots, flats and supermarkets. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 2, 2023.

THE police have crippled two gangs that have been actively involved in stealing motorcycles since the beginning of this year, with the arrest of nine local men following several raids around Selangor last month.

Shah Alam district police chief Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said all the suspects were found to have past criminal records related to drugs and motorcycle theft, and a several of them had just been released from prison.

“Six raids were conducted early last month and the nine suspects aged 24 to 33 were nabbed in Klang, Shah Alam and Banting,” he said today.

Iqbal said the activities of the two gangs were mainly at public parking lots, flats and supermarkets that were either without security guards or not installed with closed-circuit television.

He said the stolen motorcycles were disassembled so that the parts could be sold to unsuspecting buyers. He also said police do not rule out the possibility that the proceeds from the sale of the parts were used to buy drugs as urine tests showed most of them positive for drugs.

“A total of 13 motorcycles including a Yamaha 135LC, Y15ZR, Honda EX5 and three motorcycle frames with estimated an estimated value of RM20,000 were seized,” he said.

With the arrests, police have solved 20 motorcycle theft cases that were reported in the Shah Alam and Klang districts. – Bernama, June 2, 2023.


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