Cops arrest GOF corporal in Bukit Kayu Hitam shooting case

2026-03-12 - 05:34

Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah said the GOF corporal is suspected of having been with one of the gang members near the location of the shooting about four to five hours before the incident. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a member of the General Operations Force in Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, over the shooting of a Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) commander, who survived the attempt on his life, on Feb 25. Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah said the man, a corporal in his 30s, was arrested while on duty at the border on March 5 on suspicion of being connected to the shooting, Kosmo reported. “We believe he knew and was good friends with members of the smuggling syndicate ‘Geng Pak Su’. He is believed to have taken drugs with the syndicate members,” he was quoted as saying at the Kuala Muda district police headquarters today. Adzli said the man is suspected of having been with one of the gang members near the location of the shooting about four to five hours before the incident. “We will charge him under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (consumption of dangerous drugs) as soon as possible. He is believed to have been stationed at the border for about two years,” he said. On March 2, Adzli said 10 suspects believed to be linked to “Geng Pak Su” had been arrested in connection with the shooting of a vehicle driven by AKPS Bukit Kayu Hitam commander Nasaruddin Nasir on Feb 25. He said the suspects, including a Thai woman, were arrested between Feb 25 and 28 in the Kubang Pasu district. In the 5.40am incident on Feb 25, Nasaruddin was on his way to perform subuh prayers when two men dressed in black, riding a motorcycle and wearing full-face helmets, approached his Proton X70 car. One of them fired two shots, hitting the car’s rear right door and front passenger door. Nasaruddin, who was driving alone, then pursued the suspects for about 1km, after which they fled into a nearby industrial area. He then drove to the police station at the immigration, customs, quarantine and security complex in Bukit Kayu Hitam to lodge a report.