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Cops swoop for realistic looking toy guns, rifles in KL, two states
Cops swoop for realistic looking toy guns, rifles in KL, two states

New Straits Times

time30-06-2025

  • New Straits Times

Cops swoop for realistic looking toy guns, rifles in KL, two states

KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police have launched another sting operation on authentic-looking "toy" guns and rifles following raids in three states today. One of the raids, in Kepong, saw police seize a house full of these imitation firearms. Internal Security and Public Order Department Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigations and Intelligence (WCB/PSK) deputy director Senior Assistant Commissioner Zairulnizam Mohd Zainuddin @ Hilmi said the raid led to the arrest of two men and a woman from an East Asian country. "Our investigations revealed that the three were believed to be in charge of storekeeping and distributing these items to interested buyers here. "When we checked the house in Taman Megah, Kepong, we found boxes upon boxes containing these so-called toys inside. "Based on the sheer amount of boxes here, we believe that the demand for these firearms is high in Malaysia," he told reporters at the scene. Zairulnizam said they believe the three are linked to a syndicate based in their home country, where the toys are believed to be manufactured. He said these toy firearms resembled M4, AR15, ARP9 and PDX assault rifles; a Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun; and, a Walther P99 pistol, the same kinds police use. "We also found toy firearms which resembled Glock17, Browning, CZ and Sand Viper pistols as well a harpoon gun and various cross-bows. "Some of them are made from metal and look and feel like real guns. The harpoon gun is capable of shooting spears which can cause serious injury to people," he said adding that they also found ball-bearings at the premises. He said they gathered intelligence and monitored the activities of these suspects for a month before launching the operation today at around 7am. "These suspects were believed to be selling the items through live social media sessions as well as TikTok. "Our personnel are now combing through the seizures to determine just how many of these toy firearms have been seized from these raids," he said. Zairulnizam said more details — including those concerning the raids in the other two states — would be revealed in a statement tomorrow. He said police would also obtain a list of all those who have purchased these "toys". "We do not want these imitation firearms to fall into the hands of irresponsible parties who end up using it to commit crimes. "We will gather information on those who have purchased these toy guns and will go after them as well. So if you do not dispose of them soon, do not be surprised if we come knocking on your door," he said.

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