Sabah police to use preventive laws on masterminds behind water, power thefts


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police is considering using preventive laws against masterminds behind organised theft of electricity and water.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the laws include the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) 1959 to detain those behind the thefts and help the utility companies who faced millions of ringgit losses annually.

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