Robber flees with 100 live pigs

Robber flees with 100 live pigs

At least 100 live pigs were stolen. Image source: ReutersA consignment containing at least 100 live pigs was hijacked by three armed robbers in Bidor near Tapah.Tapah OCPD Supt Roslan Bek Ahmad said the robbers also held the lorry driver captive before ditching him by the roadside.The driver was about to leave the pig farm to deliver the consignment when he was ambushed by the robbers.One of them placed a parang on his neck and forced him into the lorry before speeding off, he said.Supt Roslan said the driver was tied up during the incident at about 2.20pm on Wednesday.He said shortly after, the robbers released him and sped off with the consignment.He said two suspects had been identified.Losses are estimated to be about RM83,000, he said, adding that so far, no arrests has been made.Supt Roslan said the lorry was later found abandoned in Pedas, Negri Sembilan, about 230km away, minus the pigs.He urged those who come across people offering the livestock at below market price to contact the nearest police station.

Published March 4 2011