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Finally, the Police form a Special Task Force in reaction to increase in shooting cases…
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10 November 2018
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https://twitter.com/Mazli_H/status/1061092111003643905
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Tiga lelaki warga asing Geng Rantau ditembak mati
GEORGE TOWN, 10 Nov: Tiga lelaki warga asing dipercayai anggota Geng Rantau ditembak mati polis dalam kawasan hutan selepas cuba memecah masuk sebuah rumah banglo di Tanjung Bungah, di sini awal pagi ini.
Timbalan Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah (Risikan/Operasi ) Pulau Pinang ACP Rahimi Rais berkata pihaknya menerima maklumat berhubung kejadian pecah rumah sebuah banglo pada pukul 4.20 pagi sebelum anggota polis yang sedang membuat rondaan di kawasan berkenaan terus bergegas ke lokasi kejadian.
“Sebaik tiba di rumah itu, anggota kami mendapati terdapat tiga lelaki cuba memecah masuk banglo berkenaan dan mereka bertindak melarikan diri ke arah hutan berhampiran selepas menyedari kehadiran polis.
“Pihak polis bertindak mengejar mereka kira-kira 500 meter ke dalam hutan berkenaan dan semasa sedang mencari tiga suspek itu, mereka cuba menyerang anggota menggunakan parang sehingga polis terpaksa melepaskan tembakan ke arah suspek bagi mempertahankan diri, ” katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama di sini hari ini.
Katanya pemeriksaan mendapati tiga lelaki dipercayai berusia lingkungan 30-an itu telah meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian akibat ditembak dalam insiden tersebut.
Rahimi berkata polis tidak menemui sebarang dokumen perjalanan diri bersama tiga lelaki itu dan pihaknya tidak menolak kemungkinan mereka merupakan anggota geng pecah rumah dan samun di sekitar negeri ini sejak beberapa bulan lepas.
Katanya mereka yang dipercayai anggota geng rantau itu juga dipercayai tinggal di kawasan terpencil bagi mengelak dikesan pihak polis dan menjadikan kawasan perumahan mewah untuk melakukan kegiatan pecah rumah dan samun mangsa.
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26 August 2016
Santiago instead proposed that the government pump more money into education among the Indian community, that — by the next general election — the government ensure the incomes of Indian youths was higher than that of their parents, and also that parents become part of the education process.
Lots of money to be made in gangs, says Klang MP
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PETALING JAYA: There is a lot of money to be made in working in gangs and turning to a life of crime, according to Klang MP Charles Santiago.
He was referring to a proposal from the head of “Tamilan Uthavum Karangal” (Tamilian Helping Hands), A Muraly of three initiatives the government could take to stop the spread of gangsterism in the country.
Muraly suggested that firstly, youths from “high-risk” areas be taken into the police force. Secondly, that Malaysian Indian youths be paid RM500 more to become security guards, and finally, that they be given soft loans to start businesses.
Speaking to FMT, Santiago said that since joining a gang was such a lucrative business, giving Indian youths extra money to become security guards was not going to help.
“They don’t realise that the problem of poverty and gangsterism — which is linked — is structural in nature,” he said. “When you’re poor, you have no hope and crime becomes a way to survive.
“There needs to be a large support for poorer families in high risk areas and the government knows where these areas are.”
Santiago revealed that he had spoken to several reformed gangsters who told him of the huge amount of money that could be made from a life of crime, adding that his observation of the “luxurious” cars that gangsters drove when they were nabbed was also a good indication.
He added that youths who lived in poorer neighbourhoods often looked up to gangsters as their role models.
“They look up to these gangsters who go around in their flashy motorbikes and cars because the Indian community lacks good role models.
And that sense of fear that these gangsters command just heightens this respect for them.”
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24 August 2016
Sri Sanjeevan R Retweeted Big Daddy!
Ramai pegawai/anggota @PDRMsia pun ada tatto tak bermaksud mereka gangster kan?
Sri Sanjeevan R added,
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23 August 2016
Follow the ink: Tattoos lead to downfall of 76 ‘gangsters’ in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA — Criminal tattoos led to the arrest of 76 men as Malaysian police were able to uncover their gang affiliations during a crackdown on suspected secret society elements.
Police will recommend charges against them after they were found to have inked their bodies with gang symbols, a sign that they were affiliated to gangs.
“We know what gang emblems look like, what they represent and which gangs they are affiliated to,” Selangor deputy police chief Fuad Abdul Latif told reporters after the disposal of case exhibits at the Ara Damansara police station on Monday (Aug 22).
“The 76, aged between 20 and 50, are believed to be affiliated with different gangs judging from the tattoos they had.
“These tattoos bear signs and emblems and are deemed illegal.”
http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/follow-ink-tattoos-lead-downfall-76-gangsters-malaysia
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9 August 2016
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Police arrest 39 in Op Cantas Khas 2
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By ZAHRATULHAYAT MAT ARIF
“Several detainees were also involved in triads, rioting and murder,” he said in a statement today.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/164114/police-arrest-39-op-cantas-khas-2
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JOHOR BARU, Aug 8 — Forty-seven criminals, including 26 who were on the list of several gangs were nabbed for various offences under Ops Cantas around the city centre here since last Thursday.
Those arrested included three Chinese nationals and two Indian nationals who did not possess valid travel documents.
During the Ops, police screened 419 individuals while those detained were between 16 and 47 years old.
Johor CID chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said some 26 of them were from Gang 30, 08, 36, 21 and 04.
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1 August 2016
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“Most of them obtain the firearms from Thailand, which were smuggled in through ‘jalan tikus’ (rat’s trail) at a price of between RM1,000 and RM20,000, depending on type,” he said.
Every gang has its own assassin, says former gang member
KUALA LUMPUR: For every gang in the country, there is someone called ‘Fin’, who is willing to do just about anything upon being instructed, including murder.
A former member of an underworld gang operating in the federal city, who wants to be identified only as Dino, said those called ‘Fin’ were violent and had no sympathy for anyone on their target ‘list’.
“‘Fin’ means an end in Latin and that is what they will do on a victim. They are regarded as suicide commandos in carrying out every instruction or assignment given,” he told Bernama recently.
The 32-year-old man, currently working as a nightclub bouncer, said almost every gang he knew had its own assassin.
He suspected that a ‘Fin’ was behind the murder of a man who was believed to have been the leader of a gang dubbed, ‘Satu Hati’, in Setapak last Wednesday.
“It is the job of a ‘Fin’ to scare off members of another gang who might want to intrude into a certain ‘territory’,” said Dino.
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Malay Mail Online @themmailonline
Ex-underworld member shares simple rules on smuggling guns
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — In the wake of several murders in the state and nationwide, and a number of attempted murders involving the use of guns, believed to have been smuggled from Thailand, their easy accessibility is a fear factor.
According to a former underworld member, he managed to smuggle semi-automatic 9mm guns, air rifles and some other makes during several trips from Thailand, via Bukit Kayu Hitam, several years ago.
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The rules were easy, he noted. Dismantle the guns; act cool and be friendly; always move about in a group; and, use family cars as chances of smuggling firearms while driving alone has poorer chance of success.
“At the customs check-point, its officers only conduct hand checks and they will only target you if you act suspiciously.
“There are no metal detectors or x-ray equipment to ensure those passing the border are not smuggling anything. On a scale of one to five, on how easy it is (to smuggle firearms), I would say two,” said the former criminal.
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Ex-cops, soldiers may be on gangs’ payroll, says report
Gangs said to be recruiting former police and military personnel, who were sacked over disciplinary problems, to be hired guns.
PETALING JAYA: Criminal gangs are recruiting former police and military personnel, who were discharged for various disciplinary faults, to carry out hits.
The Malay Mail, quoting a police source, said this was due to their expertise in handling firearms.
According to the source, some of these hired guns end up working for the same thugs they had been tasked to take down while in the force.
“The moment of desperation (for the personnel) hits when their steady pay cheque while working in the force is abruptly stopped, and the funds start becoming tight.
“Suddenly, you find yourself broke, but you are very well-trained in handling firearms. What else can they do to utilise that rare ability?” the source told the daily, adding that the transition for these men from law enforcers to assassins is made easier by the contacts established with the thugs, during their crime-fighting days.
The source also spoke about the “Satu Hati” gang, which was thrust into the limelight following the gunning down of one of its members – V. Kandasamy, at a traffic light junction in Setapak, in broad daylight, last week.
The gang was reportedly formed in the early 1980s by a man who was only known as Yb Solo. The gang’s creed was to avoid being involved in drugs and prostitution. However, some members started going against the creed as years went by and this resulted in a split.
Members who left “Satu Hati” joined the notorious “36” gang, and a turf war erupted when the members who left started encroaching on territories controlled by the former. This eventually resulted in killings of members from both groups.
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29 July 2016
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Musa: Control for vice activities reason behind shooting spree
Former IGP Musa Hassan blames recent spate of gun violence on the more than 20 illegal gangs, which he says are also actively recruiting youths.
PETALING JAYA: The recent spate of shootings in the country is a result of rampant illegal gang activity, says a former top cop.
Blaming the violence on the more than 20 illegal gangs operating in Malaysia, former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan said these gangs are also actively recruiting new members, Berita Harian reported today.
“The gang-related crimes stem from vice activities operated by these illegal gangs.
“They are vying for territorial control and this has lead to the shootings and attacks we have been seeing in recent months,” Musa told the daily, adding that police must be more serious in taking on the gangs, by going after the gang leaders.
“We must also do something to prevent more youths from joining these gangs,” he added.
The former IGP said most Malaysians were also afraid of making reports against gangs fearing that they would become targets, despite there being laws to protect informants and the general public in such cases.
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Malay Mail Online Shooting cases in 2016: A chronology
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