Penang police bust copper-stealing syndicate, arrest 19


GEORGE TOWN: Police here have arrested 19 people for allegedly stealing copper cables belonging to Telekom Malaysia (TM).

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the suspects were arrested in Penang and Kedah.

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