JOHOR BAHRU: Two suspected criminals were killed in a shootout with the police in Jalan Abad here yesterday.
Johor police chief CP M Kumar said one of the suspects killed in the 5.04 pm incident was a 42-year-old man with 38 previous records for drug-related offences.
“The incident occurred when a police team from Bukit Aman, together with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Johor police, trailed a white Toyota Estima multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) which was in a suspicious condition.
“Upon realising the police on its trail, the MPV sped away with the suspects firing several shots at the police vehicle, forcing the police to fire back,“ he said in a statement today.
According to M. Kumar, both the suspects were killed in the shootout and following checks, the police found two pistols in the MPV and another on one of the suspects.
The police also found drugs in the vehicle and an investigation was being carried out under Section 307 of the Penal Code, he said.
