Stolen 4WD engine racket dismantled

Caught in the act: Dismantled parts of lorries waiting to be tranported to Port Klang at the scrap metal store at Ladang TRP in Trong.

IPOH: Police have smashed a syndicate specialising in stripping engines from stolen four-wheel-drive vehicles and lorries before selling them outside the country.

Twenty-two suspects, aged between 23 and 49, were arrested at several locations in Perak and Penang on Tuesday.