‘Labu Besar’ gang charged

Facing charges: Seven of the eight members of Geng Adik Labu Besar were brought under heavy escort by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department to the Butterworth Court Complex. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: Eight people were charged in the Sessions Court here with being members of an organised crime group known as Geng Adik Labu Besar.

No plea was recorded from the accused – six men and two women – after the charges were read out before judge Roslan Hamid yesterday, as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.