KOTA KINABALU: A man was detained after police found 16 imitation firearms in his house in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district.
A team from the state Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) special investigation (D9) unit made the discovery after raiding the house at Bandar Sri Perdana at about 10.30am on Thursday (March 21).
Sabah CID chief Senior Asst Comm Azmi Abd Rahim said his men seized, among others, seven fake rifles and nine imitation pistols.
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“We subsequently arrested the 27-year-old suspect, a local, and the items were brought to Lahad Datu police station for further investigation,” he said when contacted on Friday (March 22).
He said the man admitted to owning the fake firearms, and claimed he had bought them through Facebook.
"We are investigating the case under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960 (for possession, sale and purchase of imitation weapons),” said SAC Azmi.
