Kidnappers demanded 80kg gold, valued at RM40m
Kelantan police today confirmed the gold demanded in ransom in a kidnapping case was 80kg, with an estimated value of RM40 million, and not 30kg according to earlier reports.
The demand was made by four suspects in a kidnapping and extortion case involving a jewellery shop owner in Palekbang, Tumpat.
Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said...
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