POLICE arrested three men and two women today suspected of stealing cables belonging to Telekom Malaysia (TM) in Sungai Rambai, Jasin, estimated to be worth RM8,500.

Malacca police chief Zainol Samah said the suspects aged between 19 and 37 were arrested in the districts of Jasin, Muar and Tangkak, with one of them positive for methamphetamine.

He said the arrests were made following a police report lodged by a TM technician at 1.45am today, after being alerted to damage done to the cables in Sungai Rambai, Jasin.

“An inspection carried out at the location found that approximately 250m of cables had been cut,” he in a statement tonight.

Police also confiscated two vehicles, eight bundles of telecommunications cables and several equipment believed to be used to cut cables. – Bernama, November 5, 2023.