KOTA BARU: Thieves carted away RM667,906 after breaking open three automated teller machines (ATMs) at a bank in Chabang Tiga, Pengkalan Chepa here on Saturday.
Kelantan deputy police chief Datuk Mazlan Lazim said the thieves made their way into the ATM room through the roof behind the building which housed the bank at about 3am.
"They cut an iron grill door of the building and the ATM machines using oxy-acetylene gas.
"We believe they are professionals with skills on the use of oxy-acetylene gas," he told reporters at the scene here.
The thieves did not attempt to break into a cash deposit machine in the ATM room.
Mazlan said police had set up a team to track down the culprits and would go through the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footages recorded from nearby buildings and shops.
He said banks should report to the police if there empty shop houses near their premises.
Mazlan said until August, three ATMs were broken into in Pasir Mas and Pengkalan Chepa here. - Bernama
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