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Thursday 23 August 2012

Police Cripple Gang Of Shoplifters Specialising In Branded Milk Powder

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- The police have detained 13 people, including six suspected members of a gang of shoplifters, during a two-day operation in Kajang, beginning Aug 16.

The gang is believed to be involved in the theft of 160 boxes of branded milk powder worth about RM12,800.

Kajang police chief ACP Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said today, on Aug 16, the police detained three men and a woman at a sundry shop in 9th mile Cheras for allegedly shoplifting branded milk powder.

He said, the suspects had concealed the items in their robes before they were caught in the incident about 4.30pm.

"On the same day, the four suspects took the police to a medicine shop in Kuchai Lama where five men were nabbed.

"Two of them were believed to be owners of the shop which bought stolen goods from the gang of shoplifters," said Ab Rashid, adding that two Indonesian women, believed to be shop assistants, were also picked up.

The next day, two men were nabbed in Klang, he said.

The suspects are aged between 20 and 48.

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