KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement officers of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will be provided firearms for protection against violent and aggressive vendors of pirated goods.
Outlining the need to arm the officers, Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said a “real war” had started with enforcement officers facing life-threatening situations in the course of their work, particularly against pirated VCD operators.
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