‘High rise’ of criminal activity in condos


KUALA LUMPUR: With the rise of criminal activity inside high-rise apartments, fighting and detecting these “vertical” crimes are a bigger challenge than combating crime on ground level, says the city’s top cop.

According to Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, ganja farms on the 12th and 18th floors as well as call centres are among the more rampant “vertical” criminal activities taking place.

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