Armed robbers mistakenly ambush bulletproof vehicle

PETALING JAYA: A daring armed robbery attempt failed in more ways than one when a group of robbers ambushed a bulletproof vehicle with no cash.

In the 9.30am incident on Tuesday, three men were travelling from KL International Airport 2 to Kuala Lumpur after they had transported their colleague who was carrying a bag full cash for their company, a money changer.

Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Zailan Tasir said as the three men neared the Putrajaya toll plaza on the Elite highway, they were ambushed by several men using two motorcycles and two cars.

"The first car, which was initially parked at the side of the road like it had broken down, and another car blocked the front while men on two motorcycles came up on either side of the victims' Toyota Fortuner and opened fire," he said when contacted.

Unknowing to the robbers, the car which had no money, was also bulletproof. So the three men managed to reverse and flee unharmed.

Supt Tasir said the robbers must have mistakenly thought the victims went to the airport to collect the cash instead of delivering it.

"The money was already on a plane to Kota Kinabalu by that time," he said adding that the amount of the cash was not known to the delivery men.

He added that police are working on identifying the poorly informed robbers.