Malaysia Crime Watch

10 February 2007
Kuala Selangor

Utility companies and the police conducted raids on four licensed yards in Kampung Sungai Darah, Taman Kilauan, Batu 8 Ijok and Kota Puteri in the yesterday morning. The companies included Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Telekom Malaysia Bhd, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Bhd (Syabas) and Indah Water Consortium.

Three of these scrap metal dealers have been found with stolen power and telephone cables and five workers were detained. The several kilograms of cables, wires and copper were worth RM200,000.

Police are looking for the owners of the yards.

New Straits Times – Stolen materials found in three scrap yards
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20070210082004/Article/local1_html>

The Star Online – Four scrap metal yards raided
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/10/nation/16845654&sec=nation>

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9 February 2007
Shah Alam

Police have nabbed 10 people, aged between 22 and 52, for allegedly stealing liquor in containers in Port Klang worth RM12 million for three months. They were able to steal the imported brandy and beer by checking shipping manifests and taking the containers before the consignees arrive to pick up their goods.

The gang, called the “VSOP Gang” by the police, has struck four times since October 2006. The liquor were taken to a warehouse in Kampung Jawa where they are sent to retailers in the country.

The suspects are being detained at the Simpang Renggam detention centre under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969.

New Straits Times – Police bust VSOP Gang
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070209084550/Article/local1_html>

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9 February 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Jonathan Vincent Chan, aged 43, was arrested his Bangsar home yesterday by Anti-Corruption Agency officers and charged with cheating MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd financial controller Low Nam Chuan and its vice-president of broadcasting, Rozali Ridzwan, into believing that tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan, chairman of the board of directors of MiTV Corporation, had instructed them to appoint contractor Moflex (M) Sdn Bhd.

Chan was previously the company’s chief operating officer and director. He allegedly committed the crime at the MiTV office in Menara Berjaya, KL Plaza, Jalan Bukit Bintang in May 2004.

The contract was for refurbishment, furniture and a corporate office at KL Plaza and was priced at RM1.6 million.

The magistrate fixed bail at RM10,000 in one surety pending hearing on 1 and 2 Oct 2007. Chan, who is believed to be working in Singapore, posted bail.

New Straits Times – Former MiTV chief faces cheating charge
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/National/20070209091327/Article/local1_html>

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