Condo raids were lawful, says Ayob

Crying foul: Seventeen condo owners are saying their properties were damaged during the police operation against Nicky Gang. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Johor police have defended their raids on several units of a condominium linked to “Nicky Gang” at Setiawalk in Puchong last month.

State police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the raids were carried out under Ops Pelican 3.0 to arrest the organised crime group leader Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee and his henchmen.“A total of 220 officers and personnel from various departments and members of the General Operation Force were part of this special operation in the Klang Valley.