Trio suspected of posing as police in Johor, mounting car chase on vehicle travelling to Genting Highlands

JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysian authorities are searching for three men who are believed to have posed as police personnel, mounting an expressway car chase in which they allegedly tailed a victim who was travelling from Singapore to Genting Highlands.

The incident is believed to have taken place along the North-South Highway near the Sedenak exit in Kulai, which is in the state of Johor. "The suspects are believed to be three men of uncertain ethnicity wearing face masks, and used blue beacon lights while making hand gestures for the victim to stop his vehicle."

Facebook user"Freeman Gan WT" said that he initially believed the individuals chasing him were real police officers as he observed flashing blue lights on their vehicle.

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