The Star, Thursday September 26, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven men threatened
enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and
Consumerism Ministry with sharp objects during a raid at a pirated video
compact disc (VCD) storeroom in Taman Mahkota, Cheras here.
The men aged between 16 and 46 brandished daggers, machetes, samurai swords and rotan at 13 officers and told them to release six men who were detained at the premise during the raid at about 4.30pm on Wednesday.
The ministry's Putrajaya enforcement division special task force chief Fahmi Kasim said the ministry had no choice but to release the men.
"However, patrol policemen, who arrived at the scene shortly after, nabbed two of the armed men while the enforcement officers managed to haul up two of those they had detained earlier," he added.
He said the men were arrested when one of their getaway vehicles knocked into a car and the ministry's vehicle. The others managed to escape.
A report on the incident was lodged at the Sungai Long police station, he added.
Fahmi said the premise was used as a pirated VCD packaging warehouse for distribution in Semenyih and Kajang.
He said 6,916 pirated VCDs, including the latest movies such as Adnan Sempit, KL Zombie and Iron Man 3, worth RM70,000, were seized in the raid.
Kajang police chief ACP Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab confirmed receiving the report. - Bernama
The men aged between 16 and 46 brandished daggers, machetes, samurai swords and rotan at 13 officers and told them to release six men who were detained at the premise during the raid at about 4.30pm on Wednesday.
The ministry's Putrajaya enforcement division special task force chief Fahmi Kasim said the ministry had no choice but to release the men.
"However, patrol policemen, who arrived at the scene shortly after, nabbed two of the armed men while the enforcement officers managed to haul up two of those they had detained earlier," he added.
He said the men were arrested when one of their getaway vehicles knocked into a car and the ministry's vehicle. The others managed to escape.
A report on the incident was lodged at the Sungai Long police station, he added.
Fahmi said the premise was used as a pirated VCD packaging warehouse for distribution in Semenyih and Kajang.
He said 6,916 pirated VCDs, including the latest movies such as Adnan Sempit, KL Zombie and Iron Man 3, worth RM70,000, were seized in the raid.
Kajang police chief ACP Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab confirmed receiving the report. - Bernama
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