SHAH ALAM: Three men, including a foreigner, were arrested for buying stolen telecommunications cables.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the three suspects worked at a scrap metal shop at Teluk Gong in Klang.
"Our investigations revealed the suspects have been buying the stolen cables for over a year now. They are also believed to have purchased other stolen items," he said on Tuesday.
It was reported earlier that eight men and three women were arrested in connection with the theft of underground telecommunications cables.
Police motorcycle patrol units spotted several people acting suspiciously at 5.23am on Friday in a pickup truck.
The patrolmen attempted to stop the car, but it sped off towards the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway.
One of the suspects tried to jump out of the car during the chase, but both suspects, aged 28 and 34, were apprehended.
Technicians from a telecommunications company were called and investigations revealed that the suspects were believed to have been involved in cable theft along Jalan Hillview in Hulu Kelang.
A day later, between 5pm and 6.30pm, police arrested six more men and three women aged between 17 and 33 near Bandar Botani and Jalan Taman Kem Pelabuhan, Klang.