RM500,000 factory robbery

NILAI: Two robbers made off with almost RM500,000 worth of electrical cables and components from a factory here early yesterday. A masked man, armed with a parang, was believed to have climbed over the fence before forcing three security guards to open the gates to allow a lorry driven by an accomplice into the grounds.

State Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaki Masroh said the suspects tied up the guards before loading the lorry with the goods. Police were notified several hours later when another security guard who turned up for duty found his colleagues tied up.

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