Three suspects ‘laundering’ money with bleach after blowing up two ATMs are arrested by police
New StraitsTimes
March 2, 2023
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan
(second from left) said the suspects washed the notes with household
bleach after it got automatically sprayed with ink when the ATMs were
blown up.
SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA: Police have arrested three men suspected to have blown up automated teller machines at a bank in Setia Alam on Feb 23.
State police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the arrests were made in Kuang in Gombak and Meru in Klang on Tuesday, adding that police believe they have solved the case as well as two similar ones since 2020.
He said the first man, aged 43, was detained at a workshop in Kuang where he worked.
"From the premises, we seized a gas cylinder which we believed was used in blowing up the ATMs.
"In follow-up operations, we arrested two more suspects, aged 30 and 33, at their respective homes in Meru. They were caught in the act trying to 'wash' the money they had taken from the ATMs, using bleach," he told reporters at the state police headquarters here.
Hussein said the trio were believed to have blown up the ATMs by filling them with gas before setting them alight.
He said losses were estimated at RM327,150, including RM267,150 in cash.
He said checks showed all three men had criminal records for various crimes, including drug-related offences.
Hussein said police were putting the finishing touches on the investigation paper before referring it to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.
"Following the arrests of the three men, we believe we have also solved two other cases where ATMs were blown up. Both of these happened in Meru, one in December 2020 and the other in February last year.
"All three suspects have been remanded for seven days, until March 7, to facilitate investigations under sections 436 and 379 of the Penal Code."
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