DUNGUN: Four men have been nabbed and three air rifles and a homemade pistol seized in three separate raids in the district.
Dungun district police chief Supt Baharudin Abdullah said the four suspects, aged between 29 and 48, were arrested by a team from the Terengganu police contingent headquarters on Saturday.
He said in the first raid at an oil palm plantation area in Felda Kerteh 2 near here, police found a rifle, a homemade pistol and 28 steel balls bearings, while a rifle and several ball bearings were seized during the second raid at a house in Kampung Durian Mentangau.
“The third raid was carried out at a house in Felda Kerteh 2 where an air rifle was found.
“Initial investigations revealed that three of the four suspects had criminal records. Urine tests also found the three suspects positive for drugs,” he said when contacted, reported Bernama.
Baharudin said all the men admitted to making the weapons after learning how to via the Internet, to hunt wild animals on farms.
“All the suspects have been remanded for four days for further investigations under Section 8 of the Arms Act 1960,” he said.
Meanwhile, Baharudin said a police team from the Dungun district police headquarters also nabbed four men, aged 16 to 23, for possessing imitation firearms on the same day.
During the raid, police seized an imitation rifle, an imitation pistol, a pair of handcuffs, rubber bullets, four handphones and two walkie-talkies.
“All suspects admitted to buying the imitation firearms and equipment online for fun and taking photographs for social media.
“The suspects have been remanded for four days, and the case is being investigated under Section 36 of the Arms Act and Section 89 of the Police Act,” he added.
