KENINGAU: A 19-year-old was arrested after he was found with two bakakuks (homemade shotguns) and an air rifle in Nabawan, near here.
Keningau Police Chief Supt Yampil Anak Garai said the suspect was driving when police stopped him near a plantation, about 11.30am, on Wednesday.
He said also seized were nine live bullets and a box of air rifle ammunition.
“All the firearms and ammunition were found in the suspect’s car,” he said, Saturday.
According to Supt Yampil, the suspect had admitted to owning and using the weapons since 2019.
“The suspect has been released under police bail but investigations are on-going under Section 8(a) of the Firearms Act 1960,” he said.
The law provides for a prison sentence of not more than seven years, a fine that is not more than RM10,000 or boths upon conviction.
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