KLUANG: Police obtained five-day remand orders to detain the seven men, believed to be commandos, who were arrested with unlicensed shotguns in a forest near Kampung Baru Dalam on Saturday.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohd Noh said the men were found with three shotguns and 18 rounds of ammunition.
He said the arrests were made during an operation jointly carried out by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) and General Operations Force (GOF) policemen.
"At 4.30pm, a Toyota Hilux was inspected during the operation. Upon checking the vehicle, police found three shotguns, the ammunition and the carcasses of a deer and 12 jungle fowls in the truck," he said in a statement.
Bahrin said the suspects, aged between 34 and 39, were arrested after their failed to produce permits for the firearms.
They tested negative for drugs and had no past criminal records, he added.
Police are investigating the case uner Section 8(A) of the Firearms Act (Increased Penalties) 1971 for unlawful possession of firearms.
Earlier, the New Straits Times reported that seven men believed to be commandos from the Army Warfare Training Centre at Terendak Camp in Sungai Udang, Melaka, were arrested for hunting with unlicensed firearms.