No liquor party: Melaka police’s swift action led to the arrest of five robbery gang members


MELAKA: Five members of a robbery gang were detained before they could cheer with almost 50 of their stolen bottles of expensive whiskey and brandy - thanks to the swift action of Melaka police.

The state's top policeman Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said a team of Melaka police officers carried out a series of raids in Klang, Selangor and Malim here on May 18, before detaining the members of the gang, aged between 38 and 53.

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