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SIBU: A 35-year-old man turned himself in to police on Monday (November 30) for an investigation after a senior Customs official received two bullets in the mail.
Sarawak Police Deputy Commissioner Datuk Fisol Salleh said the Serian suspect arrived at the Sungai Merah Police Station around 9.10 am to turn himself in.
It has been on the police wanted list after the victim, from the Kuching Customs Department, received the bullets on November 26.
“The senior Customs officer informed the police that around 12:15 pm on November 26, he had received a package with two bullets, sent to his home in Jalan Matang in Kuching,” DCP Fisol said.
The bullets were 9mm and 5.5mm in size.
“There was also a note in the package that said: ‘I received 2 bullets. One long, one short. Which one do you want, ‘”he said.
A police investigation led to the arrest of three people between the ages of 35 and 39, but one of them admitted that a fourth person had paid her 500 ringgit to send the package.
DCP Fisol added that the suspect who surrendered had six previous cases related to burglary and robbery, including a violent crime.
“We will continue our investigation into the suspect as to whether he is also involved in gangsterism and smuggling, under Poca (the Crime Prevention Act), and seven other cases of burglary and criminal intimidation,” he said.
The suspect also tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, he also said.
“We take this case seriously, since the life of an official has been threatened. With the arrest, we believed we had solved the case, ”he said, adding that he is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation via anonymous communication.
The Director General of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Datuk Abdul Laif Abdul Kadir, said on Sunday (November 29) that he believed the victim had been targeted because he had led operations against illegal smuggling at the Rejang Port Authority in Sibu and the port of Bintulu from October 21 to November 13. .
During these operations, assets worth more than RM2.64 thousand were seized.
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