Malaysia Crime Watch

17 February 2007
Kuantan

Police laid an ambush on two men who were waiting in Gohtong Jaya near Bentong with drugs on Sunday at 11:30pm. The 37-year-old man tried to escape in a car but police fired shots and punctured his car tyre.

After the man’s car skidded, he continued to be violent as he was being cuffed by police.

Authorities seized syabu drug worth RM100,000. They have also frozen three bank accounts of the men, totalling RM238,600.

The Star Online – Syabu dealer turns violent
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/17/nation/16911218&sec=nation>

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17 February 2007
Johor Baru

Five men armed with parangs stopped a container truck with two cars along Jalan Majidee at 10pm a few days ago. The truck was carrying RM3.5 million worth of mobile phones from a Pasir Gudang factory, headed for Singapore.

The men forced the driver of the truck out and tied him up. He was then taken in one of the cars to the Senai area.

The driver has been detained to aid investigations. Police suspect the men are Indonesians and are searching for the truck.

The Star Online – Truck with cellphones worth RM3m hijacked
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/17/nation/16910707&sec=nation>

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16 February 2007
Johor Baru

A lorry driver found the body of a Chinese man dumped in a concrete hole in Gelang Patah on Wednesday. The man’s face and mouth were covered with masking tape and his hands were tied. The body had some burn marks as well.

Police said that the man had been dead for at least three days, who was found in Taman Nusa Indah, Kiara Hills.

New Straits Times – Body found in concrete hole
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070216083228/Article/local1_html>

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