KUALA LUMPUR: Police have retrieved several gold bars, jewelry pieces, and luxury handbags that had been stolen from the residence of a social media influencer in Sentul.
City police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said four suspects, comprising three women and a man aged 22 and 36, were arrested on March 5, a day after the break-in.
"The recovered items were valued at a total of RM2.1 million.
"The suspects were believed to have been involved in other break-ins in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, targeting the houses of businessmen and social media influencers," he said.
A 36-year-old suspect was believed to be the mastermind of the group, which was allegedly involved in 20 break-ins and also narcotic cases.
Allaudeen said Wangsa Maju police took custody of the suspects from Selangor police on March 16, and their remand was extended to March 25.
"On March 19, based on investigations and firefighters' help, police retrieved a safe stolen from the influencer's house from Sungai Sembrong in Batu Pahat, Johor, where we found four gold bars."
He added that suspects were oblivious to a hidden section inside the safe where the four gold bars worth RM1 million were kept.
The suspects also showed police their safe house in Batu Pahat, where the jewelry and branded handbags belonging to the influencer were found.
On March 4, it was reported that a businesswoman lost about RM3.5 million in cash and valuables in a burglary at her home in Padang Balang.
Wangsa Maju police chief Superintendent Ashari Abu Samah said police received a report from the woman at 10pm.