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KUALA LUMPUR: A 70-year-old woman and her male accomplice (pix)Both Colombians suspected of stealing large amounts of cash from bank clients were arrested in Bangsar on Tuesday.
Brickfields Police Chief, ACP, Anuar Omar, said yesterday that the duo, who targeted those who had withdrawn cash from banks, are believed to be behind at least four such cases that occurred in Brickfields and Jalan Klang. The MA.
He said that in the latest incident at 3pm last Friday, a man and his son had withdrawn RM120,000 from a bank in Jalan Klang Lama and were driving towards Jalan Pantai Baru when their car went flat while driving on the Federal Highway.
Upon inspecting the tire, they found that it had been punctured by a piece of metal. After changing the tire, they entered the car and found that the cash and several documents were missing.
They then filed a police report.
Acting on the information, Brickfields CID carried out an operation in Bangsar on Tuesday and saw the Colombian woman and her 55-year-old male accomplice in a silver Honda Civic.
The police followed the suspects and cornered them at Jalan Telawi 4. The foreigners were thrown out of their car and tried to escape.
Police found several documents and cell phones belonging to the suspects in the car that was equipped with fake license plates.
The suspects have been in custody for four days to facilitate investigations.
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