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Malay Mail OnlineVerified account @themmailonline
Cop, soldiers shoot cows, goats for quick buck
JELEBU, Dec 2 — They are not your regular livestock thieves.
These men are trained in tactical planning and are well-equipped with more than adequate firepower.
The group of eight, some who are in the army and the police, carried out a commando-style raid rather than a livestock theft.
Police were shocked to see the cache of firearms they had.
In the incident on Wednesday, the eight were about to flee with the carcasses of two cows and four goats in three four-wheel-drive vehicles when they were intercepted by a mob of angry villagers at 3.40am at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Ulu Lakai, Simpang Durian, here.
A police source said investigators seized a cache of specialised weapons and ammunition from the suspects, some which were registered under the National Security Council (NSC) and also the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters armoury.
“Besides the seizure of two 12-bore shotguns, investigators also seized a variety of weapons such as a Royal Malaysian Police issued Heckler & Koch MP5 A3 submachine-gun, four semi-automatic 9mm pistols, a semi-automatic shotgun and more than 100 rounds of mixed ammunition,” the source told Malay Mail yesterday.
“These weapons are usually used for operations involving close-quarter battle by police or paramilitary operatives.”
The suspects are aged between 29 and 54. Police investigations are focused on a 34-year-old policeman who is currently attached with the NSC in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur.
It was learnt that the policeman, who has been seconded to the NSC for the past 10 years, was instrumental in obtaining some of the specialised weapons from the NSC and Bukit Aman armoury.
The army personnel involved were also linked to the policeman through the NSC.
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Some of the weapons used by the group.
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Police are investigating the involvement of four rank-and-file army servicemen, a retired policeman and two Selangor-based businessmen, who were part of the group.
“Investigations show that the suspects had earlier identified themselves as Wildlife and National Parks Department officers to villagers before they entered the area,” the source said.
“They may have committed the same crime using a similar method in other places as fresh beef and mutton commands a good price in the market,” said the source.
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Read more at http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/cop-soldiers-shoot-cows-goats-for-quick-buck#PAiqeYcKf2BMxv7B.99
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Harian MetroVerified account @hmetromy
Polis, tentera berpakat curi lembu
Abnor Hamizam Abd Manap
am@hmetro.com.my
LAPAN penjenayah termasuk anggota polis dan tentera ditahan selepas dipercayai terbabit menembak dan melarikan haiwan ternakan dari sebuah ladang di Kampung Ulu Lakai, Jelebu, awal pagi ini.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira 3 pagi, suspek berusia 29 hingga 54 tahun yang menaiki dua pacuan empat roda masuk ke kawasan ladang berkenaan dengan menyamar sebagai kakitangan Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (PERHILITAN) untuk menjalankan pemeriksaan.
Ketua Polis Daerah Jelebu Deputi Superintendan Kamarul Rizal Jenal berkata, suspek bertindak menembak dua lembu dan empat kambing milik penduduk dengan menggunakan senapang patah serta pistol.
Katanya, enam haiwan ternakan itu mati sebelum suspek memotong lembu kepada dua bahagian dan dipunggah masuk ke dalam kenderaan mereka.
“Setengah jam kemudian, suspek dilihat keluar dari kawasan ladang. Namun, beberapa penduduk yang curiga dengan kehadiran mereka bertindak mengepung dan menahan kenderaan di laluan keluar.
“Penduduk menjalankan pemeriksaan menemui semua haiwan berkenaan di ruang simpanan di bahagian belakang kenderaan,” katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.
Kamarul Rizal berkata, penduduk memaklumkan kejadian kepada polis dan sepasukan anggota ke lokasi menjalankan siasatan.
Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Khamis, 30 November 2017 @ 4:57 PM
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