KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — 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, yesterday.
The men aged between 16 and 46 brandished daggers, machetes, samurai swords and rotan at 13 officers ad told the to release six men who were detained at the premise during the raid at about 4.30pm.
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 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 up when one of their getaway vehicles knocked into a car and the ministry’s vehicle while the others managed to escape.
A report on the incident was lodged at the Sungai Long police station, he added.
Fahmi said the premises were used as a pirated VCD packaging warehouse for distribution in Semenyih and Kajang.
He said 6,916 pirated VCDs, including on latest movies like 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
