IPOH: Police yesterday arrested two men suspected of being involved in five robbery cases by posing as Immigration officers in the city.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the two, aged 25 and 26, were arrested at two separate locations, in Ipoh and Gerik, by a team from the Ipoh serious crimes division of the Criminal Investigation Department about 4.30am.
"In the arrests, police also seized several case-related items including vehicles used by the two suspects.
"A check on past records found that the 25-year-old suspect had two entries for criminal offences and four for drug-related offences, while the 26-year-old suspect had two drug-related entries. Urine screening also found both suspects positive for methamphetamine," he said in a statement.
Yusri said both men had been remanded for three days starting today until Friday for further investigation under Sections 395/397 and Section 170 of the Penal Code.
He said the arrests had resolved five robbery cases committed by both suspects with losses estimated at RM6,000. — Bernama