ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 27-year-old man was arrested for stealing the cargo compartment of a lorry trailer at Southern Industrial and Logistics Clusters (SILC), here.
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the suspect stole the trailer on Sept 18 and changed the colour and the chassis of the compartment.
"The suspect was arrested at Taman Nusa Sentral at 2pm on Monday (Oct 2), along with a trailer that he had rented for two months from Kedah.
"Investigations revealed that the suspect works as a lorry attendant and stole the trailer for his own personal use," he said at a press conference on Tuesday (Oct 3).
The suspect had rented the lorry for RM7,000 and had only managed to use the stolen trailer for two weeks, he added.
The suspect also changed the colour of the trailer from blue to red to avoid being caught by the authorities, he added.
ACP Rahmat added that the compartment was usually used to carry dry store items, and the suspect had no prior records.
"We are also investigating if the suspect has any other accomplice in this case," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 379A(1) of the Penal Code for vehicle theft.
