KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Police have detained a vegetable seller, believed to be the last member of a criminal group known as ‘Geng Tiger’ which has been active since 2009.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said the 35-year-old suspect was nabbed in Kampung Tumbok, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor on Sunday.
He said the local man was the younger brother of the suspect who was shot dead in a raid in Salak Selatan here on June 18.
“The arrest led to the seizure of a Colt M4 rifle hidden in a PVC pipe at a chicken coop in the village.
“Also found in the pipe measuring 150mm x 94 cm were two bullet casings and 65 units of 5.6mm bullets,” he told a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters, here today.
Azmi said all the suspects were detained to assist in investigations under Section 307 of the Penal Code, Section 8 of the Firearms (Heavier Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 7 of the Explosives Act 1957.
Meanwhile, he did not rule out the possibility that all the seized firearms including a hand grenade had been used by the group in three murders and committing crimes as reported previously.
He added the group members, aged between 28 and 67, were believed to have been involved in 15 robbery cases, three murders as well as various other cases involving drugs, house break-ins and vehicle thefts.
— Bernama
