KOTA BARU: Kelantan police will not rule out the possibility that the “guns for hire” syndicate busted last Sunday was a contributory factor in the spate of shooting cases in the state.
State police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said police also have information that the three suspects arrested on Sunday were also selling firearms to criminals.
“We are looking for the fourth suspect and several others who are involved in this activity and we know their identity. I advise them to surrender themselves at the nearest police station because we will not stop hunting for them until they are behind bars.
“Police are now waiting for the ballistics report from the Forensics Department to facilitate further investigations,” he said after accompanying Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin to visit traffic division Insp Farid Hasni Mamat at the Universiti Sains Hospital in Kubang Kerian yesterday.
Insp Farid, 33, was injured in an accident while on duty in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, in the run-up to the by-election tomorrow.
In the Sunday morning raid, police arrested a 15-year-old school dropout and two adults at an unnumbered house at Kampung Bunut Susu, Pasir Mas.
The weapons seized from the three included three pistols, one of which was a fake, several empty magazines, an unspecified number of live bullets, and a Taser electroshock stun gun.
The suspects will be remanded until Friday to facilitate investigations under Section 8 of the Firearms Act, 1971.
Jalaluddin said police were confident of wrapping up the investigation soon because they have all the necessary witnesses and evidence.
Apparently, the suspects had rented out the guns at a rate of between RM500 and RM1,000 per day.
According to Jalaluddin, the length of the land, riverine and marine borders between Malaysia and Thailand made it difficult to curb firearms smuggling, though he added that the situation was under control because of the combined effort of all agencies.
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