'It is learned that the special casino room was not used for two days and one of the suspects who was picked up had worked at the casino and the other suspect who is self-employed is believed to be a casino regular and is familiar with the surrounding of the casino. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said police had already detained 10 suspects including a Chinese national aged between 30 and 59 in raids held at Genting Highlands, Raub, Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Nilai, Negeri Sembilan between Oct 29 and Nov 1.Ĭommenting on the incident, Yahaya said the theft of 1,160 chips kept in a special casino room was discovered at 10am on Oct 28 by the casino management and closed-circuit television recording showed two men breaking into the room at 7am on the same day after opening the backdoor used as an emergency exit. They are Lee Kien Keong, 44, of Taman Medan Indah Sungai Lui, Raub who is believed to be among the masterminds Sam Ting Gai, 42 of Taman Sri Damak, Jerantut Ho Kian Lim, 46, of Kampung Baru Sempalit, Raub Ho Kian Yew, 51, of Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Johor Bharu and Chung Chee Lui, 39, of Taman Bayu Perdana, Klang, Selangor. KUANTAN: Police have tracked down five local men including the mastermind in the RM4.6 million casino chips heist at Genting Highlands on Oct 28, believed to be the largest chips robbery in the highland resort.
