KL gang on crime spree in Melaka have been arrested


MELAKA: Four members of a gang from Kuala Lumpur, who purportedly used a letter issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) to enter Melaka to commit robbery during the lockdown, have been detained.

Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said his men detained all four, aged between 34 and 37, a few days ago after they staged an armed robbery at a condominium in Klebang here on June 4.

“During the robbery, the four tied up a 54-year-old businessman and his 42-year-old wife.

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