Four nabbed over Sarawak Energy's RM30,000 transformer theft in Beladin
KUCHING (July 18): Police have arrested four men in Beladin, Betong in connection with the theft of a transformer unit belonging to Sarawak Energy.
Betong District Police Chief DSP Rejali Angong said the suspects, aged between 30 and 39, were apprehended at various locations around Beladin yesterday (July 17).
'Acting on intelligence, a team from Betong district police Criminal Investigation Division carried out a series of arrests between 12pm and 5.50pm at several locations around Beladin on July 17.
'As a result, four local male suspects aged between 30 and 39 were apprehended. Two of them were found to have prior records on drugs,' he said in a statement today.
Rejali said the stolen transformer unit, worth approximately RM30,000, was also recovered during the operation.
He added that two of the suspects have prior drug-related records.
The transformer was reported missing on July 16 at about 8.56am from a site near the Tanjung Lilin ferry point in Beladin.
All four suspects have been remanded starting today (July 18) to assist in investigations under Section 379 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both upon conviction. arrest Beladin Sarawak Energy theft transformer
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