Police To Send Officers To Thailand Over Malaysian Detained With Firearms - IGP

HULU SELANGOR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will dispatch officers to Thailand to conduct a detailed investigation into the case of a Malaysian national arrested with rifles and ammunition in Sadao, Songkhla, last Saturday.

Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the male suspect remains in custody in Thailand, and further investigations will be carried out in close cooperation with the neighbouring country’s authorities.

“Based on initial information from the Kedah contingent police headquarters (IPK), the suspect was arrested with several rifles and rounds of ammunition while driving a vehicle bearing a Malaysian registration number.

“Investigations are ongoing, including allegations that the weapons were intended to be smuggled into Malaysia. So far, only one individual has been arrested, but the probe will be expanded to determine the modus operandi and the organisation behind this activity,” he said.

He was speaking at a press conference after launching the Diploma in Policing (MQA) and National Occupational Skills Standards (JPK) programme at the Kuala Kubu Bahru PDRM College, here, today.

Yesterday, the media reported that a Malaysian man was arrested with two M16 assault rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, allegedly purchased in Thailand and intended to be smuggled into Malaysia.

Mohd Khalid assured that security along the Malaysia-Thailand border remains under control.

In another development, Mohd Khalid said security for national leaders, including the Rulers and Heads of State, is being strengthened following the incident in which a local woman attempted to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on the main stage during the Perak state-level National Day celebration last Sunday.

“We will also increase participation in bodyguard training courses and incorporate elements of the Special Action Unit and commandos, so that the duties of officers working with the palace and state government can be further streamlined,” he said.

Meanwhile, Khalid said the PDRM has yet to receive the official report of the second post-mortem on Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Reserve Officers’ Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin.

“Give the police space to investigate properly and thoroughly, and we will present the findings once the investigation is complete,” he said.

The second post-mortem on Syamsul Haris, 22, was carried out last Saturday before he was reburied at the Kampung Rinching Hulu Muslim Cemetery in Semenyih at about 6.09 pm the same day.

-- BERNAMA