KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 ― Police are now in pursuit of a Malaysian identified as the recipient of RM110,300 in alleged terrorist funds that was transferred from Australia’s Bisotel Rich Money Transfer, Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was reported as saying today.

The minister told English daily The Star that the police have already identified the individual and promised that the person would face the full brunt of the law when apprehended.

“Yes, we now know who this person is but I am not at liberty to name him. Let the police handle the case,” he was quoted as saying by the daily.

It was earlier reported by The Australian that the country's police were probing Bisotel Rich Global Money Transfer over AUD9 million (RM26 million) in missing funds, part of which is believed to have been used to finance Australians fighting under the Islamic State (IS) banner.

The investigation also uncovered the RM110,300 transferred to an unnamed individual in Malaysia.

A source quoted in today's report said the Malaysian police have already received a preliminary report from their Australian counterparts, and that the former have narrowed down the list of recipients to a few possible targets.

The source added that the younger sibling of Khaled Sharrouf ― an Australian fighting with IS ― was reportedly in Malaysia for some time, but noted that it could just be a coincidence.

“Police have information that Khaled's younger sibling was in the country. The person was monitored closely after Khaled was identified as an Australian fighting for IS,” the source told the newspaper.