Malaysia Crime Watch

18 January 2007
Kota Baru

State religious office enforcement officers raided a bungalow in Kampung Paya Bemban and apprehended a 25-year-old man, who was suspected to have committed khalwat with a 17-year-old woman there.

When the man was released later, he returned to the office with his brother and confronted one of the officers by kicking and punching him.

Police were alerted and have detained both men.

The Star Online – Man nabbed for khalwat assaults officer
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/18/nation/16605670&sec=nation>

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18 January 2007
Port Klang

Police spent one month monitoring a factory along Jalan Telok Gong for compact disc manufacturing without a license. They raided the factory and arrested four men on Tuesday night.

It is learnt that eight men operated ten production machines for eight hours per day, producing about 40,000 discs each month. These machines are estimated to be worth RM1 million each.

53 master discs and plastic resin stock were seized from the factory.

The Star Online – Four held in raid on factory
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/18/nation/16608352&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – Multi-million ringgit pirated VCD ops busted
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20070118084356/Article/local1_html>

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18 January 2007
Kuching

Early morning yesterday, police from the Kuching criminal intelligence unit was approaching a car with a false registration number when one of the suspects fell as the driver tried to escape. The suspect was arrested while the rest escaped in the car.

The police team then found the suspect’s wife and their three children in one of the houses in the vicinity. They found two kris and a sword believed to be stolen from Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi’s house along Jalan Merdeka on Christmas Eve last month. There were also other stolen police and electrical items, 38 pieces in total.

The 30-year-old man detained for seven days by the police is believed to be an Indonesian national from Gangga Satu, Pontianak. Police are currently searching for the other four suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years.

New Straits Times – Straight into the arms of cops
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Thursday/National/20070118075902>

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