SEPANG: Three local men were arrested on suspicion of stealing KLIA Express and KLIA Transit Express Rail Link (ERL) service cables around Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Dengkil here.

Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said in a statement that the arrests were made by his department and the Criminal Investigation Division of the Selangor Contingent Headquarters early Saturday (April 12) morning.

“The three suspects, aged between 25 and 50, had criminal records and drug abuse cases. With this arrest, police were able to solve three cases of ERL cable theft that occurred in the Sepang district,” he said.

Meanwhile, ACP Norhizam, when contacted by Bernama, said they were currently tracking down two other suspects suspected to be involved with the group.

“The case items (stolen cables) have not yet been recovered,” he said.

On Wednesday, KLIA Express and KLIA Transit services were disrupted due to a series of cable thefts.

Each of the two theft incidents occurred on the ERL route between Salak Tinggi Station and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 (T1) Station and between Putrajaya & Cyberjaya Station and Salak Tinggi Station.- Bernama