Foreigner arrested with loaded Colt .38 handgun
12th January, 2011 KENINGAU : A 37-year-old foreigner who is out to avenge the death of his family in the Philippines was arrested after police found on him a loaded Colt .38 handgun and 12 bullets here on Saturday.
District police chief DSP Zahari Mohamed said the suspect was near the town padang when he was stopped and searched at about 4.45pm by a police unit.
“There was a slight struggle when he was stopped after his action drew suspicion from our patrolmen,” he said.
According to Zahari, the suspect had attempted to flee but his strength was no match to the alert personnel.
The Colt has six bullets in the chamber while 12 other bullets were found in the waist pouch.
A check on the background of the suspect revealed that he is from Kg Patikul, Jolo of Southern Philippines.
“He was working as a construction labourer and was staying in Taman Kota worker’s quarters. We did not find any document on him,” he said adding that he entered Sabah and stayed in Keningau since July last year.
Zahari further said that the parents and a sister of the suspect were killed in Kg Patikul in 1999 by a countryman whom the latter suspected could have fled to Sabah.
The case is being investigated under Section 8 (a) of the Firearms Act 1960. And offender can be jailed up to seven years and finedRM10,000 or both on conviction.
Police have obtained a remand order against the man till Jan 13.
Zahari commended his men for their alertness and said that it was the first time in his five years of service in Keningau that such a case was detected.
He also advised employers to be cautious when hiring foreign workers as their motive could be beyond searching for a livelihood.
Itulah sebab mengapa kita tidak patut terlampau bergantung pada pekerja asing. Gunalah pekerja tempatan. Letakkan kuota kemasukan pekerja asing.
BalasPadamno matter how many times the illegal immigrants has causing serious problems in this state, the government and the authorities seems still did not seriously address the problem of their presence in this state. they courage to do crimes in Sabah should be considered as a warning that they would dominate this country if the government does not do anything..
BalasPadamall employers who employ foreign workers without going through the established procedures should be subject to legal action. they are the main cause of the arrival of illegal immigrants into this country.
BalasPadaminilah bahya mengambil pekerja asing, mereka dtg ke sini kerana ada tujuan tertentu yang tidak baik. kita harus berhati2.
BalasPadamwill we get enough with this immigrant?
BalasPadammengambil pekerja asing boleh menimbulkan bahaya kerana mereka mungkin boleh bertindak ganas dan berani pula melakukan jenayah.
BalasPadammajikan perlu berhati-hati jika ingin mengambil warga asing sebagai pekerja.
BalasPadamSusah dan berbahaya sekarang dengan pekerja asing. Mereka berani bertindak ikut perasaan mereka saja. Harap kurangkanlah pengambilan pekerja asing di negera kita ini.
BalasPadamI wonder where the hell did he get the gun....
BalasPadamWhen will this illegal immigrant issue ever end???
BalasPadamhow he got the gun so easy?
BalasPadammaybe there's a gun dealer in sabah..police have to investigate this case deeply..
BalasPadamKerajaan patut mengurangkan mengambilan warga asing sebagai pekerja. Orang tempatan juga boleh bekerja.
BalasPadamOMG! this is too much! i can't take it anymore!!
BalasPadamThe responsible man should do something to prevent such thing to happen again.
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