'Datuk' arrested at roadblock to be charged with car theft


NIBONG TEBAL: A 27-year-old man who claimed to be a "Datuk" and his 30-year-old accomplice will be charged with car theft among other offences after they were arrested at a roadblock in Jawi.

South Seberang Prai acting OCPD Deputy Supt Baeyah Abdul Wahab said the two suspects were arrested after police found an air pistol under the driver's car seat in the MPV during a roadblock on April 19.

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