He said the gang, which had been active for two months, was busted following a house burglary on Aug 22 in Bandar Puchong Jaya here, involving RM100,000 in losses.
“Following that, we launched an operation on Aug 25 around the Klang Valley. We arrested five Malaysians, aged between 27 and 46, including a woman.
“All those arrested had a record of past involvement in crime and drugs.
“The gang leader is a 36-year-old man with 46 offences, seven of them involving drugs. He was released two months ago for an offence under the Prevention of Crime Act in Baling, Kedah,” Anbalangan told a press conference here today.
He said the group would target luxury homes without alarm systems and closed-circuit cameras.
“They would break into homes that had been identified earlier during the day. The gang would also rent a luxury car and use a false registration number to avoid being arrested,” he said.
Anbalagan said police had also seized RM300,000 in goods taken from victims, including four luxury cars and tools believed to have been used to break into the homes.
“With the arrests, we have managed to solve seven break-in cases in the Klang Valley area,” he said. Police were now tracking the remaining stolen goods which had been sold by the group through social media and third parties.
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