Datuk Seri and Datuk among 36 charged with being members of Gang 08

SHAH ALAM: A Datuk Seri and a Datuk were the among thirty-six men charged in the sessions court today with being members of an organised criminal group known as "Gang 08" between Jan 1 and March 25 this year.
Gang 08 is believed to be responsible behind a string of serious crimes in Selangor including murder.
Sessions court Judge Mohd Sabri Ismail fixed June 28 for mention of the case.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Mohd Izhanudin Alias and Mustafa P. Kunyalam.
The men, aged between the 20's and the 50's, were also not allowed bail as they were detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.
They were charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years jail term under the same section.
The men will be sent to Sungai Buloh prison.
It was reported that the Selangor police initiated operations codenamed Ops Spider and Ops Api Reload under Ops Cantas Khas, which saw 63 gang members arrested, including two key members who hold the honorific title of Datuk Seri and Datuk.
Also arrested were three police personnel – an assistant superintendent (ASP), a sergeant-major and a constable who are suspected of being informants to the gangs.
Police believe at least 40 cases of serious crimes, including five murder cases since 2015 in Selangor, are considered solved with the arrest of the suspects.
The gang members were involved in murders, abductions, robbery, causing grievous hurt, firearm use and drug trafficking.
The operations that were launched three months ago entailed surveillance and intelligence gathering, before police moved in on March 29 until April 8 to execute the arrests here, in Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Malacca, Johor and at the KL International Airport (KLIA).
Under Ops Spider which was targeted at Gang 08, 36 members were held, while 27 members of 18 Gang were held under Ops Api Reload.