On 4 October 1972, Lim was involved in the robbery of the Atlas Electronics factory in Lower Delta Road and made away with $62,000. In August 1968, together with five accomplices, Lim robbed the State Treasury in Johor, Malaysia of $452,000, killing a constable in the process. In 1966, Lim robbed the First National City Bank in Collyer Quay of $156,000, marking his most lucrative robbery in Singapore. The same year, he stole $11,000 from the Singapore Steam Laundry. He first attained notoriety in 1963, when he and three other gunmen ambushed the printing division of The Straits Times at Anson Road and stole $30,000 in an armed robbery. He was reportedly trained as a shooter in the Riau Islands. Lim was a member of the Gi Ho secret society who was involved in several misdemeanors from as early as 1958. Corporal Koh Chong Thye, who was shot and killed by Lim Ban Lim.
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