KANOWIT: A 40-year-old local man was arrested for possessing a homemade ‘bakakuk’ shotgun and seven rounds of ammunition without a valid permit during an operation along Jalan Kanowit/Dap on Wednesday (February 11).
Kanowit OCPD Dept Supt Junical Ujal said the suspect was detained by a team led by Insp Daglish Dundang Lamat.
“The suspect was detained on suspicion of possessing a homemade shotgun (bakakuk) and seven rounds of ammunition without a valid permit.
“The case is being investigated under Section 8(a) of the Arms Act 1960,” he said in a statement on Thursday (February 12).
He added that a four-day remand order has been granted against the suspect from Thursday to Sunday to facilitate further investigations.
Junical stressed that possessing firearms and ammunition without a valid permit is a serious offence, punishable upon conviction by imprisonment of up to seven years, a fine of not more than RM10,000, or both.
He also urged members of the public with information related to the ownership or misuse of firearms in the Kanowit district to contact the Kanowit police headquarters control centre at 084-752222.
