MELAKA (Bernama): A goldsmith, who acted as the leader of a burglary gang suspected of being behind 30 home break-in cases involving losses amounting to RM900,000 in Melaka and Negeri Sembilan, was among eight men arrested in an operation involving separate raids here over the past few days.

State Deputy Criminal Investigations Department chief (intelligence/operations) Supt Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the suspects, aged between 24 and 54, are believed to have been active since early this year.