Hundreds of designer bags, cash, jewels, gold seized from Najib-linked condos

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police confiscated 72 bags of cash and valuables, as well as nearly 300 designer handbags from two apartment units linked to former prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday (May 17) night.

Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Amar Singh told reporters that the seizure was part of an operation that started on Wednesday, in connection with an ongoing probe into sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Behad (1MDB).

He said the police have, since Wednesday, raided six premises around Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, including the Prime Minister's Office, the official residence of Mr Najib, and four private residences linked to him.

"This is one of the three premises at the Pavillion Residences Apartment being checked by the CCID," Datuk Seri Amar said, adding that the total value of the seizures are still being calculated.

"We don't have the details on the total amount. A lot," he added, not discounting the possibility of similar operation in the next few days.

Mr Amar was tight-lipped about the owner of the unit, but would only say it belonged to a “Tan Sri”. He also declined to reveal if the three units raided belonged to the same person.

The police team confiscated 284 designer handbags — including Hermes bags — and 72 suitcases containing various currencies of an unspecified amount, watches, and jewellery.

Documents related to 1MDB were also seized from the Prime Minister's Office, he confirmed when saying a total of six separate locations were searched.

Mr Najib’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, is known for her predilection for the exclusive Hermes bags and is rarely seen without one in public.

Meanwhile, Mr Amar stressed that his men conducted themselves professionally the entire time, rejecting claims that the operation here and the one still ongoing at Mr Najib’s mansion was tantamount to “harassment”, as alleged by the former prime minister’s lawyer.

“This is a high profile case and as such we need sufficient time to conduct our investigation. I assure you, my officers have executed their duties with the utmost care,” he said.

When asked if police encountered any interference in the course of their investigation, Amar said no.

Separately, investigators have been trying to drill into a 20-year-old safe in Mr Najib’s home, after the key could not be located. AGENCIES

ITEMS CONFISCATED IN THE FIRST RAID ON MAY 16 AT MR NAJIB’S PRIVATE HOME

15 Chanel boxes containing handbags, found in the home’s prayer room:

1. Two boxes containing fatigue green handbags

2. Two boxes containing pink handbags

3. One box containing a light fatigue green handbag

4. One box containing a royale blue handbag

5. One box containing a blue handbag

6. One box containing a beige handbag

7.  One box containing a white handbag

8.  One box containing a red handbag

9.  One box containing a light green handbag

10. One box containing a fuchsia pink handbag

11. One box containing a maroon handbag

35 handbags found in the home's storeroom:

1. Four black Versace handbags

2. A purple, green and blue Versace handbag

3. A gold Versace handbag

4. A pink embroidery Versace handbag

5. A blue and purple Versace handbag

6. A blue velvet Gucci handbag

7. A green leather Gucci handbag

8. A white navy red/flower embroidery Gucci hand bag

9. A red leather Gucci handbag

10. A pink and white Gucci handbag

11. Two black Gucci handbags 

12. A red Gucci handbag

13. A light beige Gucci handbag   

14. A green Gucci handbag 

15. A peach satin Oscar De La Renta handbag

16. A blue purple snakeskin Oscar De La Renta handbag

17. A peach pink snakeskin Oscar De La Renta handbag

18. An orange snakeskin Oscar De La Renta handbag

19. A yellow snakeskin Oscar De La Renta handbag

20. A brown and beige Prada handbag

21. A green Prada handbag

22. An orange Michael Kors handbag

23. A black Valentino handbag

24. A black Dolce & Gabbana handbag

25. A black Piana Clerico handbag

26. An off-white shining Louis Vuitton handbag

27. A blue crocodile-skin Louis Vuitton handbag

28. A fuchsia pink with red Louis Vuitton handbag

29. A light peach and brown with red Louis Vuitton handbag

30. A purple crocodile-skin Loewe handbag

31. A red Chanel handbag

The list of luxury watches found in the bedroom of one of Najib's children:

1. A silver Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day Date with a black face

2. A leather Rolex Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph.

3. A black Rolex Sky — Oweller Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer 

4. A silver Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

5. A silver Rolex Cosmograph

6. A silver Rolex Oyster Cosmograph

7. A brown Patek Philippe Geneve

8. A black Richard Mille

9. A silver Rolex Oyster Perpetual Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph

10. A blue Hublot

Cash found in the same bedroom:

1. RM537,000 (S$181,000)

2. 2,700 pounds (S$4,898)

3. 2.87 million Sri Lankan rupees (S$24,390)

In addition, two Roberto Cavalli bags were also found in a wardrobe storeroom on the first floor of Mr Najib's bungalow.