Published: Monday July 29, 2013 MYT 2:03:00 PM
Updated: Monday July 29, 2013 MYT 2:05:14 PM
Three arrested for possessing revolver, three fake pistols
BY ONG HAN SEAN
KUANTAN: A wanted man and two others have been arrested by the police for possessing a revolver and three fake pistols.
Pahang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Sharifuddin Ab Ghani said a team from the state Narcotics CID had been monitoring a food stall at Pekan Sri Jaya, Maran at about 12.05am on Saturday.
During the surveillance, a suspect came in a car and proceeded to the stall before he was joined by two others at 12.45am, said DCP Sharifuddin.
"When our policemen went to introduce themselves, one of the suspects acted aggressively and there was a struggle before all of them were arrested.
“Upon inspecting the suspect's car, we found a plastic bag containing a loaded revolver wrapped in a towel.
"There were four bullets in the gun and one on the front passenger seat.
“Also confiscated was cash totaling RM2,000," he told reporters at the state police headquarters here on Monday.
DCP Sharifuddin said the suspect then led police to his house at Bukit Kampung Sri Jaya where three fake guns were found hidden in a gap between a bed and a wall.
He said the suspects were aged between 36 to 51-years-old and hailed from Pahang and Pulau Pinang.
"One of them was wanted for drug-related offences while another had six past criminal records.
“All of them have been remanded for a week to be investigated under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971," said DCP Sharifuddin.
