00:01Three masked men stole RM1.7 million worth of jewellery in a two-minute heist at a Genting Highlands shopping
00:08centre before fleeing in a luxury BMW.
00:11Pahang acting police chief Azri Akmar Ayob said CCTV footage from Sky Avenue showed the car was registered to a
00:18man in Ampang, Selangor.
00:20The robbery happened at 11.39am yesterday at the Chaotai Phuc outlet where the suspects wearing masks, caps and jackets
00:28used axes and crowbars to smash open display cases.
00:33Police said they escaped just two minutes later with five containers holding 81 pieces of jewellery valued at RM1,747
00:42,500.
00:44Two employees were inside the store at the time while a third was on a break.
00:48No customers or security guards were present and no one was injured.
00:54Police launched Op Tutup at Genting Highlands and along the route towards Batang Kali yesterday.
01:00But CCTV footage later confirmed the suspects had already left the area before the roadblocks were set up.
01:08I'm Radeep Gill, FMT.
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