Four Detained In KLIA Heist - Bernama

By B. Hariharasuthan and Muhamad Fairoz Azizan

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Bernama) -- Federal police scored a breakthrough in their investigations into the recent S$1.5 million (RM3.3 million) heist at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport when they detained four men to facilitate investigations.

A special task force from the Bukit Aman CID nabbed the suspects, in their 30s, in several undisclosed locations in Skudai, Johor over the past two days.

Bernama learnt that three of the suspects were arrested on Friday while the other was picked up Saturday afternoon.

It is understood that following interrogation, the police seized incriminating evidence from the four men and escorted them to the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman.

When contacted, CID director Datuk Datuk Bakri Zinin declined to comment on the arrests.

Bernama understands that a press conference on the arrests would be held at the Selangor police headquarters Sunday afternoon.

In PETALING JAYA, Selangor police chief, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed there was a positive development on the investigations into the heist on April 9.

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