KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Police have arrested three locals, including a married couple, suspected of supplying firearms and acting as a driver for the Israeli man who was detained at a hotel along Jalan Ampang on Wednesday (March 27).
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the couple, aged 40 and 42, were arrested at a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Selangor at 7.30pm yesterday.
Police investigations led to the discovery of a pistol in the couple’s Honda Jazz car.
“The couple admitted to purchasing the pistol in a neighbouring country to hand it over to the Israeli,” he told Bernama.
The police also arrested a 38-year-old man, who acted as the driver for the Israeli, in Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
“All of them have been remanded for seven days from today,” Razarudin said.
Yesterday, the IGP said an Israeli man with six guns was arrested at a hotel on Jalan Ampang on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old was believed to have entered Malaysia from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using a French passport on March 12 and claimed to have come to Malaysia to hunt down and kill another Israeli national over a family dispute.
The suspect had been remanded until March 31, and the case is being investigated under Section 12 of the Passport Act 1966 and Section 7 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971.
— Bernama
