Malaysia Crime Watch

4 March 2008
Petaling Jaya

Bukit Aman and Selangor police have been working closely with Interpol, Aseanapol and the Customs Department to smash one of the biggest car theft syndicates in Malaysia. 17 people, 3 of whom are Singaporeans, were arrested and 45 luxury vehicles worth RM5 million have been recovered from Singapore.

Three syndicate members were nabbed on 11 December 2007, which led to the arrest of 14 more people, all aged between 25 and 35 years old and were from Johor and Singapore. Two of them have been placed under the Emergency Ordinance while the rest have been charged in court.

It is believed that Singapore was one of the transit points for stolen cars from Malaysia before they are shipped to the Hong Kong, Middle East, Europe and South Africa. The syndicate would act as repossessors or carjack vehicles before shipping them in containers using false documents and fake registration numbers.

The stolen vehicles were mostly four-wheel-drive models such as Nissan X-Trail, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Hilux, Nissan Frontier and Honda CRV. They have been handed over to 17 representatives of insurance companies.

The Star Online – Car theft ring busted, 45 vehicles worth RM5mil seized
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/4/nation/20520780&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – Singapore link in stolen car racket
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2176424/Article/index_html>

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3 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur

The housewife whose 5-year-old daughter was found naked and dead in her car while she went to buy groceries for an hour was charged for lodging a false police report. 24-year-old Loo Mei Foong allegedly gave false information to Corporal Mohd Radzi Hashim at the Kepong district police station on 20 February 2008 at 1:20am.

Loo said that her daughter Cheah Sieow Eng died in her car after she had left her in the car. She was accused to have the intention to stop investigating officer ASP Tan Chek Yang from further probing into the girl’s death.

Post-mortem results showed that the girl had strangulation marks on her neck, and that her mouth and nose had been blocked before she died.

If convicted, Loo can be sentenced to a maximum of 6 months’ jail and fined RM2,000 maximum or both under Section 182 of the Penal Code.

Bail has been set at RM3,000 in one surety and trial has been fixed on 7 April 2008. Loo failed to post bail and was taken to Kajang prison.

The Star Online – Mum charged with lodging false police report over daughter’s death
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/3/nation/20080303205618&sec=nation>

MCW – Dead Girl in Car Had Strangulation Marks and Bruises
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/dead-girl-in-car-had-strangulation-marks-and-bruises/>

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3 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur

City narcotics police have busted a drug syndicate responsible for supplying drugs to entertainment outlets in Kuala Lumpur after they have nabbed a six-member family of drug peddlers during a raid on an apartment in Bandar Manjalara, Kepong on Friday at 9pm.

The six suspects included two men, a foreign woman, and two children aged two and nine years. A man was arrested at the apartment’s car park, who led police to the other five. Police also seized 800 ecstasy pills, 7,250 Ermine 5 pills and chemicals that were used to make the drugs.

The drugs are estimated to be worth about RM100,500 while the case was being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Urine tests on the four adults returned negative.

Police are now looking for another male suspect who is believed to be the father of the two children.

The Star Online – 2yr-old amongst those nabbed in party drug ring bust
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/3/nation/20080303193819&sec=nation>

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