BUKIT MERTAJAM: Two robbers hammered their way into grabbing RM100,000 in jewellery at a goldsmith shop in Jalan Pasar here yesterday.
The hold-up lasted less than a minute.
Seberang Perai Tengah police chief, ACP Rusli Mohd Noor said the robbers escaped on a motorcycle bearing fake registration number in the 12.35pm incident.
He said one of two men wearing white shirts and full-faced helmet went into the shop and smashed a glass cabinet displaying an assortment of jewellery using a hammer.
His accomplice grabbed a tray containing some of the jewellery before both made good their escape, he added.
There were four employees and two patrons at the time of the hold-up.
Rusli said the police would examine footage obtained from the closed-circuit television cameras to facilitate investigations. — Bernama