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  • 12/17/2024
Two Thai nationals have been arrested for allegedly firing shots near a security checkpoint along the Malaysia-Thailand border in Padang Besar, Perlis.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said Thai authorities detained the suspects, aged 21 and 28, last Friday (Dec 13).

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00:00Time to get up.
00:05Two Thai nationals have been arrested for allegedly firing shots
00:09near a security checkpoint along the Malaysia-Thailand border in Padang Besar.
00:13Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razaruddin Hussain
00:16said Thai authorities detained the suspects, aged 21 and 28, last Friday.
00:22The incident occurred on Thursday morning during ops tarring Wawasan Kedah and Perlis,
00:27when two General Operations Force personnel heard gunshots near the border security fence.
00:33The officers took cover and spotted two men on a motorcycle on Thai territory.
00:38CCTV footage showed the suspects stopping their scooter,
00:42firing around 10 shots from an automatic pistol at the Malaysian border,
00:46collecting the spent cartridges and fleeing the scene.
00:49No injuries were reported and Thai police arrested the suspects the following day.
00:55During questioning, the men admitted to testing a borrowed weapon,
00:58prompting Thai authorities to search for the firearm's owner.

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