00:02Seven suspects, including a Thai woman, have been arrested over the shooting of a Malaysia
00:08Border Control and Protection Agency commander's vehicle.
00:13Kurda Police Chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said the suspects, aged 22 to 52, were caught in
00:20raids in Bukit Kayu Hitam and Padang Besar, Perlis, on Wednesday between 10.30am and 6pm.
00:27The group, six men and one woman, the wife of a suspect, lived near the scene and knew each other.
01:01Two of them tested positive for gunshot residue on their hands and cheeks, while residue was
01:07also found on the key and helmet of a motorcycle believed to have been used in the attack.
01:12None had firearm licenses, and the weapon has yet to be recovered.
01:16The married couple, residents of Bukit Kayu Hitam, were intercepted near the Padang Besar
01:22Border Checkpoint at 12.30pm while trying to flee the country.
01:26Dari pada tujuh orang ni, lima kita dapat lima selama empat hari sehingga satu bulan.
01:35Satu ni orang biasa kita bawa lima di bawah Atai Nyesha selama empat berhari untuk kita
01:40semak kekeningan dokumen perjalanan dia.
01:43Dan juga satu lagi kita dapat lima hanya dua hari.
01:46The case is investigated under the firearms Increased Penalties Act 1971, Section 307 of
01:54the Penal Code and the Immigration Act 1959-63.
01:59Police believe the shooting was an attempt on the commander's life, possibly in retaliation
02:04for enforcement actions that disrupted smuggling of rice, pig carcasses and over 100 migrants,
02:10causing losses exceeding RM1 million.
02:13The attack occurred at 5.40am on Wednesday when two suspects on a motorcycle fired two
02:19rounds from a semi-automatic weapon at a SUV driven by SAC Mohamed Nasaruddin Mohamed Nasir
02:26near Masjid Al-Muhajirin, about one kilometre from the Malaysia-Thailand border.
02:32Atsli stressed that police will not be intimidated and will strengthen security, including bulletproof
02:38vests and additional firearms for border personnel.
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