Gangsters held over fatal assault and arson

Nine members of the Ang Kim Lan gang were arrested after they killed a senior citizen and set fire to two cars in an apparent turf war.

State CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Amer Awal said police rounded up the gang members, aged between 20 and 30, in Seri Alam and Masai, here, early Monday morning.

“Initial investigations revealed that they had been involved in gang fights and drug trafficking since early this year,” he said, adding that police were hunting for the remaining 10 members of the gang.

On Sunday night, the gang attacked a 68-year-old man and his son-in-law with parangs outside their home in Bandar Seri Alam.

The man died at the Sultan Ismail Hospital while the son-in-law, 27, is still being treated at the Johor Specialist Hospital for his injuries.


The gang is also believed to have torched a Proton Perdana V6 and a Perodua Kelisa of another victim in Taman Rinting in Masai on Monday.

Police urged those with information to contact its hotline at 07-2212999.