Police receive 18 reports on RM4mil gold bullions fraud
Published on: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
GEORGE TOWN: Eighteen police reports were received concering fraud involving gold bullions worth RM4 million in Penang, said state police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi."The investigation paper on the case is 70 per cent ready and, to date, we have taken the statements of 12 individuals," he told reporters here Monday.Hde said no arrests had been made to date and police were identifying several more victims to have their statements recorded. ADVERTISEMENT He was met after attending an appreciation ceremony for a security guard, Mohd Najib Ahmad, 30, who shot dead a bank robber in Sungai Dua, here, on Aug 28. On Sunday, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at a media conference had urged the police to take action against a man who was allegedly involved in selling gold bullions to a group of people at below market price.Abdul Rahim said police had seized 100 cheques which were believed to have been used in the purchase of the bullions.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"We have never closed the case but are still continuing investigations. Commercial crime investigation is not the same as ordinary crime because police have to complete the investigation paper for any further action whether to detain or to charge the suspect," he said.ADVERTISEMENT In another development, Abdul Rahim said police were investigating the case of a man who was found dead after allegedly jumping of the first floor of the North Seberang Perai District Police Headquarters in Kepala Batas, here, Sunday, via a police inquiry paper. – Bernama