KOTA KINABALU: Police arrested a man found keeping a homemade shotgun, commonly called a bakakuk, during a raid at his house in Sabah's south-western Beaufort district about 100km from here.
The 46-year-old unemployed man was arrested by the Beaufort district police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) during an operation in Kampung Kebatang in the Klias area at about 6pm on Sunday (Jan 30).
Beaufort district police chief Deputy Supt Yusoff Zaki Mat Yaacob said the suspect admitted that there was a homemade shotgun in the house when policemen arrived.
"The suspect informed them that the bakakuk with two cartridges was behind the bedroom door," he added.
DSP Yusoff Zaki said the suspect did not, however, admit that the bakakuk belonged to him but claimed it was already there when he rented the place about five years ago.
He was arrested while the bakakuk and ammunition were seized.
The case was being investigated under Section 8 (a) of the Firearms Act 1960.
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