Case of theft of electrical cable

This case happened in Kuantan on 24 December 2009. The act of two young men stealing electrical cables was realized when they were arrested by the villagers after the vilagers saw the smoke that came from the fire. Because of the smoke, the chief of the village went to check the area before the two suspects being arrested and reported to the police. The incident was occurred at 1.30 pm when both (19 and 39 years old) burnt the cable in Kg.Kempadan. Both of them went there by driving a Proton Iswara and riding a motorcycle.Deputy District Criminal Investigation Department, Deputy Supritendan Kamaruzzaman Jaafar said that the investigation had found that both of the electrical cable thieves wanted to sell the cable at a price of RM300.00 for the flat house construction at Jalan Pak Mahat.