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1. Johor police arrest eight over 17 car break-ins, four involving Singapore vehicles at Desaru

   4 days ago Mothership Desaru, Kota Tinggi, Johor

   Malaysian police arrested eight people aged 26 to 60 in two raids in Johor on Sep 7 and 8 over 17 car break-ins, four of which involved Singapore-registered vehicles parked at Desaru resorts on Sep 6. Three Malaysian men seized in the first raid in Masai and Majidee tested positive for methamphetamine, while a second raid in Kulai and Muar netted two Indonesian men and two Indonesian women. Police are still hunting at least four other suspects.

2. Three arrested over break-ins of seven cars, four Singapore-registered, in Desaru

   6 days ago New Straits Times Desaru, Kota Tinggi, Johor

   Three men aged 26 to 36 were arrested in Masai and Majidee, Johor, over a spate of car break-ins at three resorts and recreational sites in Desaru, Kota Tinggi. Seven vehicles were broken into, four of them Singapore-registered, and police seized a car, phones, remote keys, a spanner and a screwdriver. The suspects, who have criminal records and tested positive for methamphetamine, were remanded for four days.