JOHOR BARU: A 44-year-old MIC politician has been detained under the Emergency Ordinance for alleged involvement in major crime syndicates in Johor.
The suspect, believed to be also the mastermind behind violent crimes relating to drug deals, was picked up at his home on Monday.
Johor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the man has been detained under Section 3(1) of the Emergency Ordinance. The order was signed by Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
“The suspect was sent to the Simpang Renggam rehabilitation centre on Tuesday and will be detained for two years,” he said at the state police headquarters here yesterday.
In an unrelated case, 24 suspected motorcycle thieves, including two students, were nabbed in operations in the city.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 25, belonged to three gangs. They were detained between Nov 14 and 18 in Tampoi, Kempas, Skudai, Majidee and Larkin.
DCP Mokhtar said police believed they have solved about 70 cases with the arrests.
In another case, seven suspects, including a 17-year-old girl, were detained for multiple car thefts and house break-ins in the state.
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