KUALA LUMPUR: Four men, including two foreigners, were arrested while a cache of firearms, including several pistols were seized by the marine police in waters off Perai in Penang.
Marine police commander Senior Asst Comm Shamsol Kassim (pic, below) said the incident occurred at about 3pm on Monday (Jan 27).
"Based on actionable intelligence, marine police officers trailed two fibreglass boats near the Penang Port.
"We detained two Indonesian men aged 21 and 43 as well as two locals aged 44 and 56," he said when contacted on Tuesday (Jan 28).
Several firearms, including five pistols and an assault rifle along with bullets and other ammunition, he said.
Among other items seized were four mobile phones, a satellite phone and two fibreglass boats.
"The seized items are worth about RM298,230.
"The case is classified under Section 7(1) of the Firearms Act 197. We are investigating further on the activities of the suspects," he said.
It was reported that four men, including two Indonesian nationals, were arrested after marine police discovered caches of firearms on their boats on Monday (Jan 27).
According to a source, the suspects were detained following intelligence on smuggling activities near the Penang Port at approximately 3pm.
The boats were subsequently escorted to the Batu Uban marine police jetty for further investigation.
