Thai police nab Malaysian duo over bike thefts

SADAO: Thai police have crippled a Malaysia-based syndicate which stole motorcycles for sale in the Thai market.

Two Malaysians have been detained to facilitate investigations.

The suspects, aged 17 and 26, were picked up on Dec 7, at their rented house in Ban Khlong Hai Kong here.

Kedah police deputy chief Datuk Abdul Ghafar Abdul Rejab said the suspects were linked to the theft of different models of motorcycles at the Kubang Pasu district and Kota Setar.

He said the duo had smuggled the stolen machines to Thailand through the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration Customs Quarantine Complex when the border gate opened at 6am, and between 11.30pm and midnight, to avoid detection.

"They sold the stolen motorcycles for RM1,300 each," he said when met at the handing over of six stolen motorcycles to the Malaysian police here.

Abdul Ghafar said in the raid, Thai police found six motorcycles worth RM18,000, and six other cannibalised machines for sale.

He said the teenage suspect was handed over to the Malaysian police last week to facilitate investigations while the other was in Thai police custody for a drug-related case.
 -Bernama