2 brothers held over break-ins

BATU PAHAT: Two brothers, one of them physically disabled, were arrested last week in connection with housebreaking and snatch thefts in the district.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Ibrahim Mohd Aris said the elder of the two brothers, aged 27, was arrested on Aug 18, while the disabled brother, 23, was arrested on Sunday.

"The elder brother was arrested while driving a Perodua Myvi that the brothers had stolen after they broke into a house in Jalan Tanjung Labuh a few days earlier. They also stole a laptop, jewellery, handphones and bank passbooks.

"The other man was arrested following interrogation of the first suspect."

He said both men tested positive for drugs and had prior criminal records.

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