Cops smash 'Gang Raqib' and halt its burglary spree in Sabah, five arrested

Plainclothes policemen flanking the three suspects after their arrest in Beaufort.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police have smashed a gang that had committed a streak of burglaries at luxurious houses since the middle of last year with the arrest of five people.

The group known as "Gang Raqib" had gone on a spree of at least 17 house break-ins in seven districts, with the latest case last Saturday (Feb 17).