Saturday August 20, 2011

Brothers held with cache of firearms in Perlis

KANGAR: Two brothers were arrested with an assortment of firearms, explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition in Taman Perlis.

The brothers, aged 35 and 45, were nabbed at about noon on Thursday at their house by a task force from the Perlis police contingent headquarters after a tip-off.

State police chief Senior Asst Comm Zull Aznam Haron said two .38 Special 2 revolvers, a Berreta automatic, a Glock automatic pistol and a shotgun were seized.

Weapons seizure: SAC Zull Aznam (third from right) and his officers showing the firearms that were seized. — Bernama

“The raiding team also recovered 2,700 rounds of ammunition, explosives, 400 shotgun cartridges, a samurai sword, two Rambo knives and two spears. Two cars were also seized.

“We are now trying to find out why the suspects had so many dangerous weapons with them. They have since been remanded for a week,” he said yesterday.

SAC Zull Aznam said this was the state's largest firearm seizure this year.