SHAH ALAM: Police have crippled a luxury car theft syndicate known as Geng K-Boys with the arrest of seven individuals, including two women, in a series of raids conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Perak from June 27 to 30.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said all the suspects were locals, aged between 31 and 54.
He said the police received a report on June 24 from a 42-year-old man claiming that his employer’s rented house in Taman Ehsan, Kepong, had been broken into, and three cars – an Audi R8, a Porsche 718 Cayman and a Suzuki Swift – were stolen.
“At the time of the incident, the complainant’s employer is said to be in China, and losses were estimated to be around RM700,000,” he told Bernama at a press conference at the Selangor contingent police headquarters here yesterday.
Subsequently, police conducted a series of raids in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Perak, resulting in the arrest of all the suspects, including the 38-year-old mastermind with a record for drug and criminal offences.
“The modus operandi of the group, which has been active for the past year, was to identify houses with luxury vehicles before breaking in and stealing the vehicles.
“In addition to being sold, these vehicles were used for other criminal activities,” said Comm Hussein.
Following the arrest, police seized four luxury vehicles, including the three stolen in the Kepong case.
The case is being investigated under Section 457 and Section 379A of the Penal Code.
