JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 24 – Two security guards have been remanded for seven days following their arrest on Thursday for impersonating police and extorting RM2,000 from a couple.
Seri Alam police chief ACP Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the two men, both 29, had been arrested by the police at about 4.30 am who were conducting a crime prevention patrol when they inspected the Proton Persona the suspects were driving at a Caltex petrol station along Jalan Perdagangan Damai in Kota Masai.
“Initial investigations found that the two suspects are believed to have introduced themselves as police before knocking on the window of a woman’s car, who was with her boyfriend.
They then asked for RM2,000 in return for not taking action for the offence of khalwat (close proximity),” he said when contacted today.
Police also seized a Proton Persona, two mobile phones, a sling bag, a security guard card, a Raya envelope, RM2,000 in cash and a car remote control, he said, adding that one of the suspects had several prior criminal records linked to drug offences.
The case is being investigated under Section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion and Section 170 of the Penal Code for impersonating a public servant, he added.
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