Police detain six men for impersonating officers in high-value armed robberies targeting foreign nationals in Kepong, recovering stolen luxury vehicles and cash.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested six local men in connection with a series of armed robberies in Kepong last Sunday, where suspects impersonating officers caused estimated losses of RM4.4 million.
Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the three separate incidents occurred between 5.30 am and 7.30 am, targeting houses occupied by two Chinese nationals and a 52-year-old Indonesian woman.
He explained that the group’s modus operandi involved posing as police officers to rob the residences of foreign nationals.
“During the incidents, one of the suspects pointed an object resembling a pistol at the victims before fleeing with various valuables,” he said at a press conference today.
The stolen items included three luxury vehicles—a Rolls-Royce, a Bentley, and a Toyota Alphard—along with a safe, RM24,200 in cash, USD1,200 in foreign currency, various jewellery, and two gold bars.
Acting on intelligence, teams from the Sentul and Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Divisions detained the first three suspects at 8.45 pm on Sunday, followed by three more in subsequent operations.
The arrest of all suspects, aged between 31 and 51, led to the seizure of two pistols, eight mobile phones, two security passes, and RM13,056 in cash and foreign currencies, alongside the recovery of all stolen vehicles and some items.
Investigations revealed the well-planned group had specific role divisions, including a coordinator to mobilise the crimes against targeted wealthy victims.
Fadil added that two suspects were bodyguards who misused their licences, while another is a suspended police officer with a past drug-related record.
All six suspects have been remanded for seven days until Saturday, with one testing positive for amphetamine, as the case is probed under sections 395, 397, and 170 of the Penal Code.
Police are conducting further investigations to determine the group’s possible links to other cases and urge the public with information to contact the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-2115 9999.
