KUALA LUMPUR: The Israeli national arrested under suspicion of being a spy has been described as "hardcore" by police.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said interrogation of the suspect is still ongoing.
"Suspect is hardcore," he said in a brief reply to the New Straits Times when asked on the status of the investigation.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain yesterday said they had detained the 36-year-old Israeli at a hotel on Jalan Ampang last Wednesday.
Police found six guns and 200 bullets on him.
He had told police that he was in Malaysia to kill another Israeli over personal issue. However, police doubted his story given the large number of weapons and ammo found on him.
Police have since ramped up the security detail for the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and the prime minister, who have consistently championed the plight of the Palestinians and criticised Israel's atrocities in Gaza.