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KLIA Cargo - theft of Samsung Note II

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I wonder how rampant thefts at KLIA cargo are, but this is truly embarassing!

 

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Galaxy Note II Heist Could Signal Samsung’s Growing Appeal

 

More than 1,400 of Samsung’s new Galaxy Note II smartphone went missing from the cargo depot at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport.

 

By Jason Ng

 

KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysian gadget-heads may have to wait a little longer to get their hands on Samsung’s new Galaxy Note II smartphone—more than 1,400 of them have gone missing from the cargo depot at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport.

 

Azmi Murad, senior general manager of operations at Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd ., which operates the airport, Thursday said a police report has been filed over the missing phones after a logistics company reported they were gone on Oct. 20.

 

“The police are currently investigating,” he said, and declined to comment further.

 

Samsung held its Malaysia launch for the new smartphones—worth 3.2 million Malaysia ringgit ($1.1 million) or 2,299 ringgit ($757) each at retail prices—just a day before the alleged heist.

 

Still, it might not all be bad news—at least not for Samsung. Hijackers snagged batches of arch-rival Apple Inc. AAPL -1.18%’s new iPhone 5 in several countries as it went on sale last month. Now it seems that Samsung phones are gaining a similar cachet among the world’s crooks.

 

http://stream.market...279/SS-4-15424/

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Ok lah. Anyone planning to steal one of the fire engine there? :p

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Spot on, but I don't think this is the first case at KLIA?

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Damn, just got my new Note 2 for 1950....should have waited for the "underwater" units!

 

Reminds me of the "action packed" money changer robbery case...that was at the MTB wasn't it? Did they manage to get the money back or apprehend the crooks?

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i had 16 boxes airfreighted from DOH-KUL earlier this month. Door to door service. One box contain 17 dragon wing models and I lost 7 of if thanks to the thieves there!

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i had 16 boxes airfreighted from DOH-KUL earlier this month. Door to door service. One box contain 17 dragon wing models and I lost 7 of if thanks to the thieves there!

 

So what did you do after that? No insurance?

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Unbelievable... Beefing up security at KLIA cargo alone is not the last answer. The cargo could be hijacked during transportation, or robbed at the importer's premises.

Perhaps the maker should make a program that requires the new owner to verify the handset's predetermined codes with manufacturer via email before it could be switched on. This of course is then verified with another set of pre-determined confirmation codes from the retailer earlier on. Its a bit of hassle but then it will at least deter the hijackings and robberies as well.

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Theft at Mas Kargo is occurring fairly regularly. Although Mas Kargo management had increased security, installed cctv, imposed more red tapes, etc but there is always a loop hole, blind spot, lax or greed.

 

Cargo (especially high value electronic) hijack while on transit from factory to airport is rampant hence Malaysia is one of the few countries that need armed guards to escort electronic goods.

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I don't think the thefts are occurring in the MASkargo complex.

 

It's probably around the freight forwarding areas where the security is lax (that area falls under MAB security)

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They found it..

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have busted a syndicate stealing 1.407 latest smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note II worth RM3.23 million after the arrest of 13 people, including the head of the syndicate, in nine days.

 

Director of Commercial Crime Investigation Department in Bukit Aman, Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said, all of them are four women and nine men, aged between 22 and 43 years.

He said of the 13 arrested, one of them 42-year-old surrendered at Sepang district police headquarters today.

 

 

"The police launched an operation on Oct. 23 after getting information and they were arrested in 11 locations around the MAS Cargo in Sepang, residential areas in Value, Puchong, Sepang and supermarkets sell electronic equipment in Bukit Bintang," he said in a press conference here, today.

 

On 20 October, a group of criminals posing as representatives of transportation services for smart phones that run from the central storage of cargo at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

 

Syed Ismail said the result of the arrest, police found 71 of the smartphone while the rest were detected.

 

He said the syndicate is a transportation service company personnel who are believed to have inside information about the smartphone.

He said police also recovered a truck, used to run smartphones involved in Sepang and the truck reported stolen in Brickfields on 18 October.

 

He said that among those arrested are a woman who bought 80 smart phones with price RM104, 000 and sell it to the public for a price of RM1, 850 per unit.

 

In this regard, the police are still looking for four other suspects of the case that U Chalan, 23, No. 17, Jalan Cheko, Jalan Klang Lama, here, and N Selvakumar, 32, of PT10642, Taman Desa Cempaka, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

 

The other two are brothers J Aravindan, 29, and J Pratib address is No 7745, Taman Desa Jasmin 2, New Town Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

 

Therefore he advised the public to be careful when buying a smart phone on a cheap price because the market price is RM2, 299 and the police will not hesitate to take strict action against them buying stolen phone.

 

On investigation two Malaysian students studying in Singapore and released photos and porn videos of themselves, Syed Ismail said police are now conducting an investigation under Section 292 of the Penal Code for distributing obscene material and investigation based on media reports.

 

"Until now no one had come forward to report to the couple," he said.

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Haha pardon me for that.. Came thru the article from Berita harian use google translate... :pardon:

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Haha pardon me for that.. Came thru the article from Berita harian use google translate... :pardon:

 

Okay then, apologies to Bernama! :)

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Bernama must have some distinguished reputation for you to immediately point fingers at it.

 

Sure, here's one sample I found over the years. :)

 

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Latest updates to this case~ Snippet from NewsStraitsTimes.. Check below for the link to the article..

 

SEPANG: Three forwarding agents were charged yesterday with the theft of 1,407 Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphones worth close to RM2 million at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport cargo area last week.

 

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M. Vasanthakumar, 22, P. Sagunathan, 29, and S. Sanjay, 32, were alleged to have jointly committed the offence at noon on Oct 20.

 

They pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Ahmad Fairuz Mohd Fuzi, who sat as magistrate.

 

The punishment for theft in a building, if convicted, is a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.

 

Vasanthakumar also faced another charge of disposing of some of the items to Tan Yee Seng in a mobile phone outlet in Seremban on Oct 21.

 

Six others, including a woman, who worked in mobile phone shops in Puchong, Sepang, Seremban and Kuala Lumpur, were charged with retaining the stolen property and selling the smartphones.

 

TAN Yee Seng, 23, was charged with retaining 24 mobile phones at her sales outlet at Tasek Prima in Puchong on Oct 24;

 

AU Chee Wan, 23, was charged with selling 80 items to Tan Yee Seng at a telecommunications shop in the Seremban Terminal shopping centre on Oct 21;

 

K. YUGENDARAN, 27, was charged with selling 80 units to Tan Yee Seng at a telecommunications shop in the Seremban Terminal shopping centre on Oct 21;

 

NG Chee Keat, 31, was charged with retaining four smartphones at his outlet in Taman Meranti Jaya, Sepang, on Oct 25; and

 

HUEN Fook Chyeong, 43, was charged with retaining 11 units in a nasi kandar shop in Jalan Merbah, Puchong, on Oct 25.

 

Handphone dealer Sim Kai Fai, 24, was charged with three counts of selling eight smartphones to Chai Mei See, Chong See Yin and Fong Chin Tuch between Oct 22 and Oct 24 at his outlet at Low Yat Plaza in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

 

Those convicted of receiving and retaining stolen property are liable to a jail term of up to five years, fine or both.

 

The maximum penalty for disposing of items believed to be stolen is seven years' imprisonment, a fine or both.

 

Ahmad Fairuz set bail at RM5,000 for each offence the accused are facing and fixed mention on Nov 27.

 

Police obtained a remand order until Nov 2 against two other men in connection with the case.

[source: NewStraitsTimes]

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I wonder - will the phones that are already sold to the public be confiscated as well & how could the buyers claim their money back if the phones they bought from the shops were confiscated?

Well if I remember my law correctly, if the goods do not have good title, then what you purchased from the rogue dealers will be worthless. Your only redress is against the seller of those faulty goods.

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