An early morning internet connection complaint resulted in the arrest of four suspected cable thieves and the recovery of RM60,000 worth of fiber-optic cables in Johor Baru, Johor.
During a press conference at the district police headquarters on Monday (Jan 27), Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat revealed that the suspects, four local men aged 26 to 36, were part of a group known as "Geng Boy."
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During a press conference at the district police headquarters on Monday (Jan 27), Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat revealed that the suspects, four local men aged 26 to 36, were part of a group known as "Geng Boy."
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00:00Whether it's using a boom-by-boom, or a high-luck gun, or a lorry,
00:05if there's a machine that's about to explode, it'll cut off a little bit.
00:08Next, the second operation, or the second task, is the off-the-show.
00:13To remove a cable,
00:15and if caught, put the cable back in its place,
00:17and then take all the cables that have been removed in about 24 hours.
00:22On January 21, 2025, around 3.40 in the morning,
00:27the Juhu Baru Police Department has received a report
00:31of a stolen cable from a Malaysian telecommunications company
00:35in the Juhu Baru area of Taman Merlis.
00:37According to the report,
00:39between 3.40 in the morning and 11.00 in the evening,
00:42officers and members of the D4 Division of Criminal Investigation,
00:47together with the Interpol Division, the Juhu Baru Police Department,
00:50have made three search warrants around Kota Masai and Juhu Baru,
00:55and managed to arrest four local suspects
00:59aged between 26 and 36 years old.
01:04As part of the arrest, the police have issued several warnings,
01:07such as the following.
01:08The first one, a Suzu-type motor lorry.
01:12The second one, 28 3-metre-long cable-optic bars.
01:18The third one, one 90-metre-long cable-optic bar.
01:23The fourth one, a steel power STP technology cutting machine.
01:29The fifth one, three OPPO mobile phones.
01:32The sixth one, two IPhone mobile phones.
01:36The seventh one, a milwaukee machine.
01:39And the last one, a white Honda City motorbike.
01:44According to the report, the first suspect
01:47has 14 counts of robbery,
01:49multiple crimes, and crimes involving drugs.
01:55The second suspect has three counts of robbery,
01:59crimes involving drugs.
02:01The third suspect has one count of crimes,
02:04and the fourth suspect has eight counts of crimes
02:08involving drugs.
02:09As a result of the search warrants,
02:13the two suspects have four positive cases of methamphetamine.
02:19According to the report, the suspect will pull the cable-optic bar
02:25from the main hole using a four-nut wrench.
02:29The suspect will then cut the cable-optic bar
02:32using a cutting machine and a wood cutter.
02:35By arresting the four suspects,
02:38the police have managed to find five more cable-optic bar cases
02:42that have occurred around New York and Massachusetts.
02:46All suspects have been detained for four days,
02:49starting from 22-01-2025 until 25-01-2025,
02:55and have been detained for two days,
02:58starting from 26-01-2025 until 23-01-2025,
03:02according to the report.
03:03The case has been decided by Section 379 of the Criminal Procedure Act,
03:07which is a crime of theft.
03:09If the suspect is found guilty, he will be sentenced to seven years in prison
03:13or a fine or a conviction.
03:15The case is also decided by Section 15-1 of the Criminal Procedure Act,
03:18Section A of the Criminal Procedure Act,
03:21which is a crime of embezzlement.
03:24If the suspect is found guilty, he will be sentenced to five thousand ringgit
03:28or two years in prison.
03:31That is the third success story.
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