CID personnel (right) escort two of the suspects to Miri Central Police station yesterday.
MIRI: Miri Crime Investigation Department (CID) cracked down on a vehicle theft and house break-in syndicate with the arrest of 10 suspects, including two girls, in an operation from 6am to late evening yesterday.
In the first arrest, the team rounded up eight individuals aged 19 to 42, including the first girl, at three different locations in Tudan at about 8.30am.
They also confiscated two motorcycles, a Kia Cerato car with fake Brunei registration plate number and several tools believed to be used in house break-ins.
The second female suspect was caught driving a stolen Perodua Kelisa in Tudan at about 3pm.
The car was reported missing on Monday by the owner.
The motorcycles and the Kelisa use fake registration numbers.
Miri police chief, ACP Gan Tian Kee when contacted yesterday declined to comment on the arrests, saying investigation is still ongoing.
The CID team has been on the move to crack down on vehicle thefts and house break-in cases around Miri since the beginning of this year with a number of cases solved and the arrest of suspects.
On March 9, police took down a similar syndicate and arrested three men — a local and his two illegal immigrant accomplices.
They also seized stolen goods worth about RM150,000 from the suspects.
With the arrest, police solved 10 break-in cases reported around Miri earlier this year.