Police seize imitation firearms, illegal items from suspect in Kota Kinabalu

City police chief ACP M. Chandra said the imitation weapons and other items were seized when a police team searched the premises of a suspect at a condominium in Inanam, near here at about 7.10pm over a fraud case under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

"During the raid police found an imitation pistol printed with the words Glock 17 and series number DND076 as well as a magazine, a fake weapon with the words HK (Heckler & Koch) and serial number VE001637 printed on the weapon while another imitation gun had the words CA G36K printed as well as two magazines," he said in a statement here today.

Among the items seized were a green camouflage bullet-proof vest, a pair of army pants, a belt and a container with 480 white plastic pellets.

Chandra said the 37-year-old suspect who is a contractor was detained under Section 36 (1) of the Arms Act 1960 for possessing fake firearms.