POLICE arrested six men over an alleged gang robbery at an electronics factory in Jalan Lapangan Terbang in Ipoh on September 14.

Ipoh district police chief Yahaya Hassan said police received a report about the 9.15pm incident and carried out operations dubbed “Op Kargo Carsem” and arrested all suspects, aged 27 to 47, in several locations around Ipoh, Penang and Selangor on September 21 and 22.

“A group of men broke into the factory area before tying up the security guard on duty and escaped with compressed metal worth about RM180,000 using a four-wheel drive vehicle.

“Police managed to recover the stolen metal from a house in Bercham, belonging to the relative of one of the suspects, including the vehicle, clothes and mobile phone they used,” he said in a statement today.

Yahaya said investigations found that the main suspect worked as a security guard at the factory and opened the gate to let his accomplices enter the factory’s storage room.

Five of the six suspects have past criminal records, and one tested positive for morphine.

He said all suspects were remanded for five days starting yesterday until September 26 to assist in the probe under sections 395 and 397 of the penal code.

“With the arrest of all suspects and the seizure of case items, the case is considered closed. The investigation team is completing the investigation papers to be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor for further action,” he said. – Bernama, September 23, 2023.