Police detain nine suspects, including a woman, for a gang robbery in Batu Niah, with all testing positive for drugs
MIRI: Police have arrested nine individuals, including a woman, suspected of involvement in a gang robbery at a house in Goodwill Garden, Batu Niah.
Miri District Police Chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the suspects allegedly broke into the house through the front door while the victim was inside on March 27.
The suspects then restrained the victim before fleeing with valuable items including two mobile phones, a tablet and two gold rings.
Acting on information, a police team arrested five suspects within 24 hours of the report being lodged.
The arrest of the initial five led to the detention of four more suspects during follow-up operations.
“Items believed to belong to the victim were also seized, namely a mobile phone and two gold rings, to assist in the investigation,” Mohd Farhan said in a statement.
He added that urine screening results found all suspects, aged between 17 and 48, tested positive for drugs.
