Selangor Acting Police Chief says of the 683 arrested, 211 are aged between 14 and 40.
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor police had arrested 683 in a special operation codename, Operasi Khas Cegah Jenayah, since its launch on Aug 17.Selangor Acting Police Chief A Thaiveegan said at a press conference today that of the 683 arrested for allegedly being involved in various criminal offences, including possession of firearms and dangerous weapons and drugs, 211 were aged between 14 and 40.
“We carried out this operation through roadblocks all over Selangor and checks on individuals, vehicles and some premises in the state. We managed to seize 11 machetes, five knives, two sticks batons, 10 units of mobile phones, seven cars, housebreaking equipment, five motorcycles as well as some amount of cash,” he said.
Thaiveeegan added that the suspects were all detained under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and if the police are unable to complete the investigation within 24 hours from the time of arrest, the detainees will be produced before the Magistrate who will authorise the police to further detain the person as provided for under S117(2) of the CPC to facilitate investigation.
“We will continue with this operation to hunt down more criminals and will conduct more inspection of premises and outlets as well as employees without legitimate documentations,” he added.
When further asked about the arrest, Thaiveegan said he has yet to receive the full details of the operation as investigations are ongoing while assuring the public that crime rate has been reduced
“At the moment, we are gathering information from the detainees but I strongly believe that the crime rate in Selangor has declined,” he said, urging the public to come forward if they have any information on criminal activities.
“I hope the public can come forward and assist us with the information on any illegal activities,” he added.
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