Five enforcement agency members among seven held over robbery case

KUALA LUMPUR: Investigation into a gang of robbers led to the arrest of five enforcement agency members and two others.

Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Muhammad Idzam Jaafar said the arrests were made in the investigation of the robbery that was reported on Oct 3.

"The first arrest was made at Jalan Pekan Salak Selatan on Oct 4 after we tailed the suspect.

"A second suspect was arrested in Pandan Indah on Oct 5.

"Follow-up arrests were also made on Oct 5 in Salak Selatan, Pudu, Ampang and Kajang, where five more suspects were caught.

"Of the seven arrested, five were identified to be members of enforcement agencies," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 6).

Various tools and the clothes used by one of the suspects during the robbery were seized.

"A total of RM3,000 in cash was also seized during the raids," he added.

The suspects, aged between 19 and 24, tested negative for drugs. Two had prior records for drug and criminal-related offences.

All have been remanded until Oct 11.