Suspect arrested after shots fired at Malaysian official’s vehicle near Thai border
The Straits Times
A suspect has been arrested following an attack on a Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency commander's vehicle near the Thai border. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - A man has been arrested less than 24 hours after a Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) commander was shot during an early morning incident on Feb 25 near the Malaysian-Thai border.
The suspect is now being interrogated, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.
“The safety of our borders is our priority. We have already made an arrest in less than 24 hours,” he said.
On Feb 25, two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying Bukit Kayu Hitam AKPS commander Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohd Nasaruddin Mohd Nasir, in a pre-dawn incident near the northern border.
“Border safety is our priority. We will not bow to any threats,” Mr Saifuddin Nasution said in the Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia’s House of Representatives, on Feb 26.
He said AKPS’ nature of work meant officers face various cross-border crimes, including those involving weapons, drugs and human trafficking alongside illegal immigrants and organised crime syndicates.
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