KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The police toppled a cable theft ring at the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT 3) construction site with the arrest of five male workers, including a Pakistani national, at three project sites yesterday.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, said the arrests were made between 6.30pm and 9.00pm in Shah Alam and Damansara.
Raids were conducted at the LRT 3 construction sites on Jalan Persiaran Raja Muda in Section 2, Persiaran Dato Menteri in Section 14 in Shah Alam, and Kayu Ara Damansara.
"A Nissan Sentra vehicle, a key, and six mobile phones were seized from the suspects," he said during a press conference today.
The preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects worked for the LRT 3 project contractor, and had access to the construction sites.
"The group would steal cables from the construction sites using a specially rented truck. The cables were then cut and sold at scrap metal shops around Klang," Shuhaily said.
The group had been active for nearly a year, causing RM2,506,500 in losses to the project owners. These cables function as a conductor for directing electric current to the ground.
He added that the project owners in Shah Alam and Klang have lodged 15 police reports on the thefts.
"The suspects are now detained at the Shah Alam central lockup, and the case is being investigated under Section 431A and Section 379 of the Penal Code," Shuhaily said.
— Bernama
