Crime In Brunei Closely Related To Drug Abuse, Police Probe Reveals

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Gadong Police Headquarters has conclusively solved 17 criminal cases in Bandar Seri Begawan and the surrounding areas this year, the police said yesterday.

Properties confiscated amounted to $100,000 which included cars reported missing.

Eight car thefts and nine housebreaking cases have been solved successfully, the police added.

The majority of the offenders caught are locals between 15 and 34 years old. Ten were unemployed. One was student and the other a uniformed member of the government.

The screening and investigation indicated they were involved in drug abuse.

In solving the criminal cases, the CID of the Gadong Police Headquarters displayed stolen vehicles confiscated from offenders.

The most expensive goods retrieved were computers and six sets of radio cassettes players complete with amplifiers estimated to cost $40,000. Also retrieved were jewelleries and $6,000 in cash.

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