KUALA LUMPUR: Four armed men fled with an estimated RM9.7mil worth of gold in a brazen daylight robbery at a goldsmith along Jalan Tun Sambanthan here on Thursday (April 16).
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said police received a distress call at about 11am.
“Initial investigations found that four unidentified men entered the premises armed with two pistols before robbing the shop,” he said in a statement.
He said the suspects escaped with 21 trays of gold weighing about 15kg.
“In addition, the suspects also seized a shotgun and a round of ammunition belonging to the security guard on duty,” he added.
Comm Fadil said the case is being investigated under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code for armed gang robbery.
Efforts to track down the suspects are ongoing.
Those with information are urged to contact the Brickfields police hotline at 03-2297 9222, the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999, or the nearest police station.
