Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects, aged 24 to 37, were arrested by a criminal investigation department team from the Ampang Jaya police headquarters at Persiaran TRX and Jalan Razak Mansion in the federal capital on June 28 and 29.

He said the arrest led to the discovery of RM28,300 in cash, two cars, six mobile phones, a laptop, six bank cards, house keys and three different types of bags.

Hussein said the victim was invited by one of the male suspects to his office on June 24 to meet another suspect to buy gold.

“The victim then boarded a car and was taken to Jalan Sulaiman 1, Ampang. The victim was told to sit in the back (of the vehicle) to supervise the process of counting the money.

“However, the suspect suddenly ran away with a bag containing cash that was placed in the footwell on the front passenger side, and got into another car while the victim was left in the locked car,” he said in a statement.

Hussein said the modus operandi of the criminals was to promise gold and then run away with the money during the transaction.

He said two of the suspects would be remanded until July 12 while the rest until July 16. The case is being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code.