Two scrap metal workers remanded over RM2mil chip theft
BALIK PULAU: Two scrap metal workers have been remanded for seven days to assist in investigations into the theft of about 30,000 microchips worth RM2 million from a factory in Bayan Lepas.
Magistrate Chia Huey Ting issued the remand order against the two men, aged 32 and 35, at the Balik Pulau magistrate's court today.
The remand will run until Oct 1.
It is understood that a factory manager discovered the missing microchips during a routine warehouse check on Sept 20.
Further inspection revealed that wires on the front gate had been cut, the back door forced open, and the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras repositioned from their original angles.
Suspecting a break-in, the manager lodged a police report over the stolen inventory, valued at RM2 million.
Following information and intelligence gathering, police arrested both suspects at a scrap metal shop in Batu Maung.
The case is being investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code for house-breaking.
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