GEORGE TOWN: Police are looking for a man who impersonated a senior police officer and tried to withdraw RM2.3mil in cash belonging to a 52-year-old Datuk currently facing the death penalty for drug-trafficking.
The bogus Bukit Aman officer handed a letter bearing the Royal Malaysian Police letterhead to a bank officer in Jelutong on Sept 10, claiming that it was an instruction from the narcotics department to hand him the cash.
State Commercial Crime Investigations Department chief Asst Comm Roslee Chik said the bank officer subsequently checked with the state narcotics department only to be told that there was no such instruction.
A scam: ACP Roslee showing pictures of the man who impersonated a cop. “The suspect, in his 30s, even gave the bank officer a business card of his supposed superior officer, saying he could call him if there were any questions.
“The name card was that of an Assistant Commissioner complete with a handphone number. We subsequently checked and found that the number was registered with a MyKad reported stolen last year,” he told a press conference yesterday.
ACP Roslee said they called the number but it could not be reached, adding that the bank officer had since lodged a police report over the matter which had been classified as cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
“We believe that more than one person was involved in the attempted scam. Those with information on the matter are urged to call Insp Mohd Shah (019-344-1056) or Deputy Supt Zuhairi (016-345-9096).”
It was reported in August that the Datuk, who has five previous convictions for theft, firearms possession and corruption, was charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act for trafficking 300kg of Eramin pills worth RM20mil with four others.
The five were arrested during a drug bust in Jalan Sungai Dua on July 28 at about 11.30pm.
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