MELAKA: Melaka police have seized 351 toy pistols resembling real firearms and marketed mainly to schoolchildren.
Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said his men uncovered the sale of imitation firearms, believed to be marketed to students, following a raid at a business premises in Taman Teknologi Cheng here.
“These toy guns were purchased from a neighbouring country at a price of RM20 to RM30 each, and resold for as much as RM300, bringing the estimated total value of the seizure to RM105,300,” he said at a press conference at the Melaka Tengah district police headquarters here yesterday.
DCP Dzulkhairi said preliminary investigation revealed that there were incidents where teachers found these types of toy guns in students’ schoolbags.
“The students said the toy guns were being used to shoot lizards.”
DCP Dzulkhairi said his men also seized two boxes of plastic pellets stored in the back of the premises.
“The operator didn’t have a valid licence or permit to import the imitation weapons. We also arrested a 42-year-old man, believed to be the caretaker of the premises, during the raid.
“Investigations revealed that sales were made both online and via walk-in customers at the premises, which also sold other types of toys,” he added.
The case is being investigated under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960, which carries a penalty of up to one year in prison, a maximum fine of RM5,000, or both upon conviction.
