Previous reports stated that authorities had identified Johari Ariffin, 35, as the alleged leader of Gang 36, also known as 'Geng Pak Su' here. Towards the end of 2014, the man fled to southern Thailand upon learning that police were planning to take him in for questioning. Asri revealed that Abu Hashim was part of a team working on the case for the past two weeks prior to his death. The cold-blooded murder of Abu Hashim was not the first in northern states where law enforcement officers were specifically targetted. The tonto rammed into the vehicle when the officers were pursuing a Thai-registered pick-up truck laden with smuggled liquor.

Source: New Strait Times September 26, 2017 10:07 UTC