4 held, RM40,000 of printer ink cartridges recovered

BANTING: Police have arrested four men and recovered RM40,000 worth of printer ink cartridges stolen from a lorry on April 29.

Kuala Langat police chief Superintendent Zulkifli Mohamed said those arrested included the truck driver's assistant and a computer shop owner who allegedly bought the stolen goods.

In the April 29 incident, the driver who was transporting the consignment between Johor and Petaling Jaya, had stopped for the night at his home in Teluk Panglima Garang.

The next morning, be found the lorry had been broken into and the goods missing.

Zulkifli said the driver and his assistant were questioned by the police who became suspicious when the 29-year-old assistant contradicted himself.

"We detained him and upon further questioning, he led us to the alleged buyer in Bangsar on Monday."

The 16 boxes of ink cartridge were found in a house in Setapak, which is rented and used as a store by the 26-year-old shop owner.

Two other suspects were picked up in Puchong and Teluk Panglima Garang.

Source: NST newspaper