KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a local married couple suspected of supplying firearms to an Israeli national detained at a hotel on Jalan Ampang here.
The 42 and 40-year-old couple were arrested by a team of officers and members of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Selangor, at 7.15pm last night.
Upon their arrest, the police took the suspects to their residence, also in Kuala Selangor, where they found a pistol in a backpack inside their Honda Jazz car.
According to sources, the male suspect is believed to be responsible for supplying six pistols to the Israeli man– suspected of being a spy– who entered the country using a French passport. It is understood that the couple will be remanded today for further investigation.
Earlier, police also arrested a local man in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, believed to be the driver for the Israeli man since his entry into the country on March 12.
At this time, police are still conducting investigations to determine the main motive for the Israeli man's entry into the country besides his intention to possess six pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition.
He was reported to have said that, based on interrogation, the suspect claimed to have come to this country to find an individual, also from his country, to be allegedly killed, purportedly related to a family issue, but the police do not believe the claim.