Police Crack Theft Gangs As Big Haul Of Stolen Items Shown

Bandar Seri Begawan – Goods ranging from tiny buttons and as large as major electrical appliances were among stolen items recovered by the Royal Brunei Police Force.

They also detained 18 people in connection with a spate of thefts in the Brunei-Muara District.

The items shown were the goods stolen by the alleged thieves from October to December last year.

Sources said during the three-month period, several houses were broken into.

A number of cars were also the targets of the thieves.

But the main attraction of these alleged criminals was a department store in the capital.

The police said the stolen items worth about $40,000.

There were various kinds of stolen items, ranging from the high valued to the cheaper ones.

It seems even tiny items did not escape the itchy hands of the alleged thieves, reports Radio Television Brunei.

Market price of these buttons was less then a dollar.

Also recovered were household goods including furniture and clothing.

Packages of rice and sugar too were stolen.

It is understood that the stolen commodities were to be sold below market price.

Their target market was the low paid foreign workers.

The thieves’ major haul was a super market in the capital. Police believe five local men were responsible.

Meanwhile in another break-in case, electrical goods were among stolen items.

Eleven local men and two foreigners aged between fifteen and thirty-five were believed to have involved in these crimes.

The market price of these electrical appliances including a projector and a laptop were estimated at thousands of dollars.

The Royal Brunei Police Force also urged the cooperation of the public in the fight against these crimes by lodging reports to the nearest police station. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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