Cabbie robbed by passengers in Johor, suspects nabbed four hours later


KOTA TINGGI: A taxi driver in his 70’s was robbed at knife-point by two passengers after ferrying them on a 40-minute ride.

Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora said the two suspects, in their 30’s, got into the victim’s taxi at around 3.50pm on Saturday (March 4) in Gelang Patah bound for Pengerang.

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