Kidnappers demanded 80kg of gold worth RM40mil from victim, say Kelantan cops


KOTA BARU: Kelantan police say that the actual amount of gold demanded in ransom by four suspects who kidnapped a jewellery shop owner in Palekbang, Tumpat was 80kg with an estimated value of RM40mil and not 30kg.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said they were informed of this by the 44-year-old victim in a statement.

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