| Hakim Hayat |

THREE locals were apprehended by officers of the Seria Police Station and later charged in the Bandar Magistrate’s Court for allegedly intending to sell stolen items to a scrapyard in Seria, Belait District.

According to the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), during an inspection of the car the three suspects arrived in, iron fencing material was found – believed to have been stolen.

The suspects – Mohammad Safar bin Abdullah, 30; Zulhashim bin Mohd Jair, 45, and Dayangku Maslelawati binti Pengiran Abdul Karim, 35 – are unemployed, and were charged under Section 379 of the Penal Code, Chapter 22 for theft.

The court ordered for the defendants to be remanded until tomorrow to allow for further investigations.