Police arrest a 41-year-old man for forging honorary awards and ex-police association documents in a special operation, seizing certificates and ceremonial attire.
IPOH: A 41-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of forging honorary awards and ceremonial titles.
Hilir Perak district police chief ACP Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the suspect was detained during ‘Ops Puyuh’ at a house in Taman Banjar Jaya, Teluk Intan.
The arrest followed intelligence and monitoring by officers from the Hilir Perak district police headquarters Commercial Crime Investigation Division.
“The suspect is believed to have been involved in the forgery of honorary titles as well as falsifying the Malaysian Ex-Police Association documents to deceive certain parties,” he said in a statement.
Bakri confirmed the suspect admitted to his involvement during initial questioning.
Police seized several documents including award certificates, permission to use ceremonial titles, various certificates, insignia, and membership cards.
They also confiscated photographs of the suspect dressed in ceremonial attire with multiple fake honorary titles.
Other seized items included a Toyota Corolla Altis car with unrecognised honorific emblems, a mobile phone, and a SIM card.
The case is being investigated under Section 3 of Act 787 (Awards Act 2017), which penalises offences related to unauthorised honorary awards.
In a separate development, police detained eight local men aged between 17 and 44 years for illegal cryptocurrency mining.
The operations between November 5 and 11 targeted mining activities in residential areas around Teluk Intan.
Authorities seized over 220 cryptocurrency mining machines and various supporting equipment.
The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief and Section 37 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990.
Meanwhile, the Hilir Perak Narcotics Crime Investigation Division seized drugs worth RM628,572 from January to October this year.
The largest seizures included 8,751.14 grammes of heroin worth RM437,557 and 2,369.2 grammes of cannabis worth RM118,460.
Road accident statistics in Hilir Perak showed a significant decrease of 28.71% from January to October compared with the same period last year.
A total of 1,773 cases were recorded compared with 2,487 cases in 2024, with all accident categories showing a declining trend.
The Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division carried out 107 planned operations, exceeding the target of 40 operations.
Police issued 7,962 summonses under Section 170A and POL 257, a decrease of 22.15% compared with the same period last year. – Bernama
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