SEPANG: Police have arrested five suspects who allegedly set ablaze a car belonging to a Customs officer at Taman Pandamaran Permai.

       Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said the five were arrested on Thursday (Nov 18), the same day the incident occurred.

       "The five are believed to be working in the forwarding and logistics field.

       "The motive of the case is believed to be Customs-related," he told reporters on Friday (Nov 19).

       He said investigations revealed the Customs officer worked at Port Klang and had reported that his personal Proton X70 car was splashed with paint on Nov 16.

       "He then sent the car to have the paint removed and cleaned on the day the car was set on fire.

       "We have remanded the suspects to help with further investigations.

       "The case has been classified under Section 435 of the Penal Code for causing mischief by fire," he said.

       It was reported that a Proton X70 belonging to a Customs officer was believed to have been set on fire at a car wash in Taman Pandamaran Permai here.

       It was learnt that the vehicle was sent to the car wash for polishing before it was set ablaze.

       Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations control centre chief Zulkifar Jaffas was quoted as saying they received a call about the incident at 11.03am on Thursday.

       He also said the vehicle was destroyed in the fire while the roof of the car wash sustained some damage.