IPOH: In a daring heist, five men armed with guns and a hammer surrounded a Mercedes-Benz and robbed travelling gold traders of RM1.4 million in cash on Wednesday night.
In the 9.15 pm incident at Tapah Rest and Recreation (RNR), the suspects, who were in two separate cars - a Toyota Vios and a Honda Civic surrounded the victims’ car and commanded two of the four victims to stay in the vehicle.
Tapah police chief ACP Som Sak Din Keliaw said the victims, who were gold traders, were on their way from Penang to Kuala Lumpur and two of them had left the vehicle to buy some food.
“Initial investigations found that all of the suspects wore face masks and helmets but only two of them were armed with guns while another suspect was equipped with a hammer,” he said during a press conference here today.
“They approached the victims’ vehicle and smashed the windscreen and side mirrors before opening the vehicle’s bonnet,” he said, adding that they managed to flee with the money that was placed inside two boxes.
“No shots were fired and we are still conducting an investigation under Section 4 of Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971,” he said.