Hussein said police received a report on June 24 from a 42-year-old man claiming that his employer’s rented house in Taman Ehsan, Kepong, had been broken into, with the suspects making off with an Audi R8, a Porsche 718 Cayman and a Suzuki Swift, Bernama reported.

“At the time of the incident, the complainant’s employer was said to be in China, and losses were estimated to be around RM700,000,” Hussein told a press conference at the Selangor police headquarters in Shah Alam today.

Hussein said the gang’s 38-year-old leader, who was among those arrested, had previous convictions for drugs and other offences.

“The group, which has been active for the past year, would identify houses with luxury vehicles before breaking in and stealing the vehicles,” he said, adding that the cars were either sold or used to commit other crimes.

Hussein said following the arrests of the suspects, aged 31 to 54, police seized four luxury vehicles, including the three stolen in Kepong, as well as various tools.

He said the suspects had been remanded until tomorrow, and the case is being investigated for housebreaking and theft under Sections 457 and 379A of the Penal Code, respectively.