KUALA LUMPUR: Police have not yet verified that there is an individual named Eran Haya allegedly sought by an Israeli man arrested by the police last week.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said investigations had not yielded any positive leads regarding the man allegedly hunted by the suspect.
"Based on the suspect's confession, he was looking for an Israeli man named Eran over a family feud, but we need to confirm that this man exists.
"For now, we have yet to find him (Eran)."
Razarudin said police believe that the Israeli in custody fabricated this story. When asked about the possibility of the Israeli man being a coordinator for a plot to kill Eran, Razarudin said the investigation was looking into every possible angle.
"We're examining how a foreigner coming to Malaysia could obtain six firearms within a few days of being here, so we're looking at all angles.
"He could be a coordinator or perhaps an armourer or just came to acquire weapons.
"So those are all angles of our investigation, but the most crucial is identifying the motive," he said.
Razaruddin said the investigation was vital to ensuring national and public security.
Police found six guns and 200 rounds of ammunition when they arrested the 36-year-old Israeli man at a hotel in Ampang, Selangor.
Later that day, police also arrested a local married couple suspected of supplying firearms to the Israeli.