Thieving Duo Jailed, Fined
By Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 36-year-old local was fined $2,000 or two month's jail in default while his 24year-old accomplice was jailed for six month- after they both pleaded guilty to a charge of theft in the Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Mazran Hj Isa and Hadiman Ahad were read a charge of having committed theft by stealing 33 aluminium pipes measuring 2 1/2 feet long with a total weight of 36 kilos belonging to the government of Brunei.

Prosecuting Officer Pengiran Nina Jasmine Pengiran Haji Bahrin submitted to the court that both defendants had gone to meet each other at the Berakas Stadium in their own cars on October 25 this year.

There, they both planned to steal the said aluminium pipes at the construction site on part of the As'araa building in Jalan Menteri Besar.

They headed to the construction site where the defendants left the gate open. A couple of police personnel who were doing a routine patrol around the area noticed the opened gate and went on to investigate. The officers noted that the gate was usually closed.

Upon entering the site, the officers saw that two cars, later identified as both the defendants' cars, were parked side by side next to a substation there.

Then, two of the police constables spotted the defendants carrying aluminium pipes, loading them into their cars.

The officers then tried to approach them but the defendants ran away and left the pipes in the car.

The officers chased the defendants and called for back up when they couldn't go any further.

Immediately, several police officers stormed to the scene and arrested the defendants.

The prosecution said that the pipes were recovered. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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