Interpol to help track M'sian gangsters abroad
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Malaysian police will work hand-in-hand with Interpol to trace gang leaders and members who have fled overseas to avoid arrest, said Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“It doesn’t matter if they come back or not, Interpol will help us arrest them and they will be detained under the proposed amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1953,” he told reporters after visiting the family of Sergeant Zal-Azri Abd Somad, 31, who was killed during an operation against a gang of motorcycle thieves at the Cheng Technology and Industrial Park in Malacca.
A 17-year-old suspect, who was allegedly high on drugs at the time, has been charged with bludgeoning Zal-Azri to death.
Ahmad Zahid also said there were no plans to discontinue operation Cantas Khas, aimed at crippling underworld activities. “It will be carried out until we’re done combating serious crimes,” he said.
