Ten members of ‘Geng 36’ arrested in Bahau

JEMPOL: Ten men believed to be members of the notorious “Geng 36” was arrested on suspicion of planning to trigger a fight in Bahau.

Jempol OCPD Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the district police’s Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) rushed to a house in Bahau after receiving a tip-off at 8 pm.

There, they found the suspects, aged between 19 and 43, preparing for a fight and other crimes.

“Police found machetes and modified sharp weapons while other weapons were stored and hidden near the scene of the incident,” he said yesterday.

Hoo said police had identified the group based on body tattoos and pictures of the symbol “36” on all the suspects’ phones.

He said all suspects had been remanded for four days.