Jealousy dispute uncovers illegal gun possession in Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR - A lovers’ tiff at a condominium turned out to be a bolt from the blue for police who arrested a man for possessing a pistol and ammunition without a licence in Taman Cempaka, Ampang, Selangor, last Saturday.

Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail said that police had received a report about a fight at the condominium unit and dispatched an MPV to investigate the matter.

"At the scene at 4.10pm, a Filipino woman informed police that she had a quarrel with her boyfriend, who is a local trader, due to jealousy over his ties with another woman.

"The woman then revealed that her boyfriend possessed a pistol and handed over a blue plastic bag containing a pistol and 30 rounds of 9mm bullets,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Police detained the man and woman, both aged 34, for further investigation.

He said the man had been remanded for four days from yesterday for investigation under Section 8 of the Arms Act 1960, which provides for a jail term of up to seven years or a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or both, while the woman was released on police bail. - BERNAMA