GEORGE TOWN: The 35-year-old man who tried to snatch an MP5 submachine gun from a policeman at the Dato Keramat police station was under the influence of alcohol.
Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said this in the 4am incident on Sunday (May 19), the man had shouted profanities at security and told them to open the gate to the police station.
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