SEPANG, April 12 — Three local men were arrested today on suspicion of stealing KLIA Express and KLIA Transit Express Rail Link (ERL) service cables around Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Dengkil.
Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said the arrests were made by his department and the Selangor police contingent headquarters' Criminal Investigation Division early this morning.
“The three suspects, aged between 25 and 50, had criminal records and drug abuse cases. With this arrest, police were able to solve three cases of ERL cable theft that occurred in the Sepang district," he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, when contacted by Bernama, Norhizam said they were currently tracking down two other suspects who are believed to be involved with the group.
"The case items (stolen cables) have not yet been recovered," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 379 and Section 447 of the Penal Code.
On Wednesday (April 9), KLIA Express and KLIA Transit services were disrupted due to a series of cable thefts.
Each of the two theft incidents occurred on the ERL route between the Salak Tinggi Station and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 Station and between the Putrajaya and Cyberjaya Station and the Salak Tinggi Station.
— Bernama
