12-05-2025
Penang cops bust loan shark syndicate, nab 4
Penang police chief Hamzah Ahmad said several items were seized, including a Toyota Vios, five mobile phones, a can of red paint and a bag of paint thinner. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : Penang police have busted a loan shark syndicate based in the state, having arrested four local men who are believed to be running unlicensed money lending schemes.
State police chief Hamzah Ahmad said the syndicate is also suspected of splashing red paint on several houses.
He said the four suspects, aged between 34 and 42, were arrested yesterday.
Hamzah said police also seized several items, including a Toyota Vios, five mobile phones, a can of red paint, a bag of paint thinner, and several notes with threatening messages written on them.
He said interrogation of the suspects found they were behind 33 paint-splashing incidents across Penang, Perak and Kedah.
'Inspection of the seized phones also found 33 addresses of houses splashed with red paint, believed to have been committed by the suspects.
'The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code (for mischief) and the suspects can be jailed between one and five years, fined or both, if convicted,' he said.
