Woman ringleader and her band of young thieves rounded up by Johor cops

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Johor police have busted a house break-in gang, composed of Rohingya individuals, following the arrest of six suspects, including a 34-year-old woman, identified as the mastermind behind the operation.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5h8mfay5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 34-year-old Rohingya woman has been leading a group of young Rohingyas to carry out house

00:07break-ins at several districts in Johor and Malacca for the past six months.

00:12Johor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk M. Kumar said the group's criminal activity came to

00:17an end following the arrest of six members, including four females aged between 15 and

00:2534, in Kota Tinggi on September 25.

00:29Checks on the suspects found that two of them, including the mastermind, possessed

00:34UNHCR cards, while four have no documents.

01:29He said that the group would rent a car to move from one location to another to carry

01:33out the break-ins.

01:34The group used screwdrivers and small chisels to break into their victims' houses where

01:39they target cash, jewellery, branded bags, wristwatches and other valuables.

01:45Police have seized nearly R676,000 in stolen goods, including cash, and solved 21 break-in

01:51cases around Johor.

01:54Commissioner Kumar said the suspects have been handed over to the Malacca Police as

01:58they are also involved in break-in cases over there.

02:02He added that one syndicate member identified as Mohamed Shukur Mohamed Salim remains at

02:09large.

02:10Those with information are urged to contact the state police hotline.

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