illegal firearms including heavy duty assault rifles have been easily smuggled into the country by the dozens from a neighbouring country since last

Although Federal police CID director Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin who declined to mention details or the country in question, it is understood the scores of firearms were sneaked in from Thailand.
Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin
illegal firearms including heavy duty assault rifles have been easily smuggled into the country by the dozens from a neighbouring country since last year due to the religious unrest there.He said police are constantly on the lookout for those in possession of these weapons and are grateful to the public for information which had led to the recovery of more than 200 firearms which mainly were used by criminals since last year.He said since early this year,106 firearms, most of it being automatic pistols were seized with the arrest of 112 people.Last year 176 were recovered and 67 suspected criminal were caught over it.He said Selangor and Johor were the states with the highest number of firearms seized.Mohd Bakri said police have achieve a commendable level of successes in solving cases and busting crime although he admitted there are cases which remain unsolved or had come to a deadlock.
"When a case is not solved it does not mean it is forgotten. It is still open and when there are new clues we will pursue it." he said.He urged the public to be vigilant at all times and to enhance the spirit of neighbourhood especially during the upcoming festive seasons where crime rates can rise.On a question if hired killing was on the rise with the recent murder cases where the victims were shot dead in cold blood, Mohd Bakri said police are trying to acertain this.
He also said that cases of those gunned down by unidentified killers did not necessarily be the work of hired killers