A cash collecting truck of Kanbawza-KBZ Bank with three staff onboard after collection cash from branches of KBZ bank from Yangon City was robbed and K300 million were taken in front of No (1) branch of KBZ bank in Dagon Myothit (North) township on 13 May. In the incident, while the truck was in front of the No (1) KBZ bank, a staff was taking out empty woven sacks from the truck after opening the back door. At that moment, three males from a Toyota Probox car with license plate YGN 5H/4572 walked up the truck and robbed K300 million packed with woven sacks after holding the bank staff at knifepoint. Therefore, the robbery case was opened file at the Myoma police station of Dagon Myothit (North) township and necessary investigations are being carried out to arrests the criminals.
Following necessary investigations to find out the car used in the robbery case, it was observed that the vehicle was used after changing its license plate from AYY CC-4512 to YGN 5H/4572. Therefore, the owner of the Toyota Probox with license plate AYY CC-4512 was later detained and interrogated.
According to the accounts of car owner, it was found out that he hired the car to Wai Lin Tun (aka) Ko Tun of 30. Following attempts to arrest the Wai Lin Tun, security personnel apprehend him near ‘The Lord’ restaurant on Lay Daunt Kan street of Thingangyun township.
According to own accounts of the arrested offender Wai Lin Tun (aka) Ko Tun and interrogation results:
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The four offenders including Wai Lin Tun took their shares of K70 million each from the robbed money.
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Other three offenders: Htut Khaung Min (aka) Htet Lin Kyaw, 23, Zin Ko Ko Oo (aka) Zin Ko, 27 and Thein Zaw Oo (aka) Thar Nge who kept the robbed money were arrested at ‘Yadana’ hotel located in Thingangyun township.
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Moreover, Zwe Gyi (aka) Zwe Pyae Zone Hmu, 27, was apprehended along with a K510,000-worth phone he bought using the robbed money in front of the North Okkalapa General Hospital.
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Furthermore, another female offender Hnin Wai Wai Phu (aka) Phu Phu, 27, who kept the share of robbed money of Zwe Gyi (aka) Zwe Pyae Zone Hmu, was also arrested along with K32.2 million at her house in Dagon Myothit (East).
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According to the accounts of the arrested offenders, they committed that crime in need of money after taking advantage of the public panic and at the surprise of security personnel amid the terrorist killings and bombing attacks of terrorist groups.
The five perpetrators and one female accomplice were arrested along with the crime evidence of cash K2,210, Toyota Probox with license plate AYY CC-4512 used in the robbery case, and other items bought with the robbed money: a motorbike, a gold chain, three hand-phones, and necessary measures are being taken to take legal actions against the arrested offenders.
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The five perpetrators and one female accomplice who were involved in the robbery case in which a cash collecting truck of Kanbawza-KBZ Bank K300 million were taken, were arrested along with the crime evidence of cash K2,210, Toyota Probox with license plate AYY CC-4512 used in the robbery case, and other items bought with the robbed money: a motorbike, a gold chain, three hand-phones.
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According to the accounts of the arrested offenders, they committed that crime in need of money after taking advantage of the public panic and at the surprise of security personnel amid the terrorist killings and bombing attacks of terrorist groups.