00:0212 individuals, including a woman and a 17-year-old boy, have been charged in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court
00:08with being members of two separate organized crime groups.
00:13Five adults and the teenager were accused of belonging to Gang Vincent, allegedly operating in Taman Lagendaputra, Kulai, between March
00:21last year and January 15 this year.
00:24Six others were charged as members of Gang Ritchie, said to have operated at the Pasir Gudang City Council playground
00:31in Taman Surya between February 2024 and September 21, 2025.
00:38All the accused indicated they understood the charges, but no pleas were recorded as the case falls under the High
00:45Court's jurisdiction.
00:46They were charged under Section 130, Subsection V, Subsection 1 of the Penal Code, for being members of an organized
00:54criminal group.
00:56Bail was denied, and March 12 was set for case mention pending a mobile phone forensic report.
01:02If convicted, they faced between 5 and 20 years' imprisonment.
01:06Inspector General of Police, Datuk Sri Muhammad Khalid Ismail, had said one group was involved in house and shop break
01:14-ins, while the other operated an online sexual extortion syndicate.
01:19Combined losses from the two groups were estimated at over RM4 million.
01:23Multiple accounts when the third headquartersчит werexxed incc Old Principal for employment.
01:24The last tentment was given is $0.01 million.
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