Auditor-General's 2017 Report: RM2.8mil spent on guns for Customs, but no permits

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM and LOSHANA K SHAGAR

Nation
Monday, 06 Aug 2018
5:15 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Plans to provide Customs Department enforcement officers with firearms hit a snag, according to the Auditor-General's 2017 Report.

It said the Customs Department had purchased 659 assorted guns worth RM2.8mil between 2014 and 2015 for the purpose.

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