KOTA KINABALU: A housebreaking gang known as"Geng Taufiq" has been finally brought to heel after going on a crime spree starting from January this year.Penampang OCPD Deputy Supt Mohd Haris Ibrahim said police managed to cripple the gang after a series of raids, including on the group's hideout, here on Oct 14.He added the suspects, aged from 18 to 32, led police to the stolen items.
"We believe we have solved some 20 housebreaking and theft cases, involving losses of about RM125,000 with the arrest of the suspects," he said in a press conference at the Penampang police headquarters on Wednesday . DSP Mohd Haris said following an interrogation, police found out that one of the suspects had been previously convicted six times for housebreaking.He did not discount the possibility that the gang was involved in cases in other districts, adding that they were still trying to locate another gang member.
He added the suspects have been remanded under Section 457 of the Penal Code for housebreaking until Oct 21.
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