Malaysia Crime Watch

22 January 2007
Nibong Tebal

A monk managed to coerce two persons into warding off bad luck by praying over red packets filled with cash. A fishmonger and a rice seller followed his instructions and ended up losing RM78,400 in total.

The suspect has been a monk for 23 years and had asked his two victims to put cash into the packets and leave them on a altar for blessing. He then told them to open them only when their business or financial health improves. When it did not happen, the suspect asked them to place more.

A few weeks later, the packets were found to be empty.

Police has arrested the 47-year-old man, who has been with a temple in Sungai Daun for 7 years.

The Star Online – ‘Monk’ cheats victims of RM78,000
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/22/nation/20070122192547&sec=nation>

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22 January 2007
Lumut

Police has found in a house in Taman Venice 58 advanced firearms brought in from Germany and Austria, believed to be worth RM900,000. By far the biggest find of weapons, the raid found five 5.56mm light machine guns, one 5.56mm automatic rifle and 47 self-loading 0.9mm pistols.

A 29-year-old man, suspected to be a dealer, has been remanded by the police to assist in investigations.

The suspect was a major shareholder in a company supplying arms to the police and the army. His arms trading license was suspended on December 31 2005 as he failed to submit the annual report on sales and ownership of the weapons to Bukit Aman.

Police believe the firearms were imported by air but has yet to determine how they cleared customs.

The Star Online – Firearms worth RM900,000 seized in raid
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/22/nation/20070122184422&sec=nation>

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22 January 2007
Ipoh

A stake out was held at the Ipoh Garden area by the police, looking for a drug suspect. They spotted a man waiting in a car matching the description from a tip-off.

A police officer approached the car and called the suspect to step out of the vehicle. When the suspect refused to comply and tried to ram the officer, the officer veered off and fired two shots at the car’s tyres. The suspect then reversed his car into two police vehicles and several other cars before escaping onto the main road.

Police later found the car abandoned by the North-South Expressway before the Simpang Pulai exit. Four packets believed to contain ecstasy, syabu and ketamine have been found inside it.

The Star Online – Drug suspect tries to mow down cop
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/22/nation/16642047&sec=nation>

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