From The Sun, 25th Sept 2008.
Apparently, on May 13, two gunmen robbed a goldsmith shop at the Econsave supermarket in Kota Kemuning and escaped with jewellery worth about RM200,000.
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City police are in the midst of tracking down the head honcho of the notorious 'Tomei Gang' which is linked to a spate of goldsmith heists in the Klang Valley.
The police intelligence network has described the gang leader as heavily armed and dangerous, and linked to the murder of an underling who had planned the armed heists before the gang struck.
A police all-points bulletin (APB) has been issued nationwide to bring the culprit to book.
This follows the arrest of four suspected members of the gang in Klang and Jalan Ipoh between Aug 18 and Sept 4. They have been remanded till Sept 30.
Seized from the four were a .38 pistol -- believed to have been used in the robberies -- and .38, .65 and 9mm rounds of ammunition CID chief SAC II Ku Chin Wah said the arrests helped solve three armed robberies committed by the gang - two in the city and another in Selangor.
He said following interrogation of the four suspects aged between 26 and 39, the police had launched a hunt for the gang leader.
He said the 'head honcho' was suspected to be linked to the murder of a gang member on Aug 6, although the police had intially classfied the case as suicide.
Identified only as Bee Lee, the man was found shot dead in Taman Sungai Besi.
"Our initial investigations revealed that Bee Lee's role was to survey the goldsmith shop premises and plan the heists before giving the 'go-ahead' for the gang to strike.
"We obtained this feedback after questioning the deceased's wife who knew the gang leader," Ku told a press conference at the city police contingent here today.
He said the proceeds of each robbery was handed over to the gang leader at his home. The leader would, in turn, pay each of his underling between RM20,000 and RM30,000.
On July 20, three men, two with guns, struck the Tomei goldsmith shop at the Carrefour hypermarket in Wangsa Maju and escaped with jewellery worth about RM500,000.
A 32-year-old female employee was shot dead during the heist.
On June 20, two gunmen hit the M J Jewellery shop at the Econsave supermarket in Alam Damai, Cheras before escaping with jewellery worth about RM400,000.
On May 13, two gunmen robbed a goldsmith shop at the Econsave supermarket in Kota Kemuning and escaped with jewellery worth about RM200,000.
The police suspect that the heists were committed by the 'Tomei Gang'.
Meanwhile, the police anxious to contact Ngai Chan Hong, 29, @ Ah Seow @ Ah Soh @ Man to assist investigations into the activities of the gang.
His last known address was in Jalan Imbi.
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