The last suspect believed to be involved in an armed robbery case at a house in Taman Serene Jelita in Taman Tunku in May has been caught.
MIRI: Police here believe they have solved the armed robbery case at a house in Taman Serene Jelita in Taman Tunku that occurred on May 16 with the arrest of a local man today.
Miri District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the 37-year-old, nicknamed ‘Pui Kaw’, was arrested at around 5.15am at a house in Pujut Corner.
“Acting on information, a team of CID (Criminal Investigation Department) personnel from Miri police headquarters (IPD) arrested the suspect at dawn today.
“With the arrest of the suspect, all three suspects involved in the armed robbery case and shooting of a MPV (mobile patrol vehicle) officer have been arrested. The two suspects arrested previously have been charged and remanded in prison, pending a trial,” he said in a statement.
It is learned that police were led to the suspect following the arrests of the man and a local woman aged 22 for alleged drug trafficking during a raid at the house today.
A total of 531.02 grammes of crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine, or syabu, was seized during the raid.
Other items seized were one clothes bag, a PosLaju parcel, a small bag, one dagger measuring approximately 40cm including its sheath, a firecracker, a wallet, the male suspect’s identification card, a driving license and a Muslim Convert card.
Police also seized three mobile phones, a white device believed to be a digital weighing scale, and a Japanese sword measuring approximately 88cm including its sheath.
“The report was also referred to the JSJ (Crime and Investigations Department) Narcotics investigating officer because there were seizures of packages suspected to contain syabu,” said Lim.
The case is being investigated under Section 6 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons 1958, Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1958, and Section 39(b) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1953.