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WHO ARE THESE 18 PRETEND SOLDIERS?

The group were members of the Johor Baru AirSoft Association, which was set up a few months ago. Investigations revealed the association’s application at the Registrar of Societies had yet to be approved.

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Tuesday February 18, 2014 MYT 10:51:19 AM

Police raid mock battle game, arrest 18

Illegal activity: The men were arrested for possessing fake guns during their shooting game.

SEGAMAT: A group of men playing a mock battle game with fake M16 and AK47 guns at an oil palm estate here ended up being rounded up in a real police raid.

Segamat OCPD Supt Mohd Kamil Sukarmi said the 18 men, all of whom were dressed in camouflage attire, were arrested for illegally possessing fake guns during the 2.15pm raid at the Chee Leong oil palm plantation in Jementah here on Sunday.

“We rushed to the plantation after being alerted by a member of the public who heard gunshots from the plantation.

“When we raided the place, the group were playing ‘shooting’ games with 14 fake guns operated by battery and gas,” he said.

It is against the law to possess fake guns which look very similar to real firearms.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/18/Police-raid-mock-battle-game-arrest-18/

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18 February 2014| last updated at 11:52PM

‘Gameplay’ causes fear

SEGAMAT: A FARMER feared it was an invasion similar to the Lahad Datu attack in Sabah last year when he spotted a group of men dressed  in army fatigues with firearms in an oil palm plantation in Jementah here.

The farmer, in his 40s, who was heading towards Bukit Chee Long, Jementah, during the 2.15pm incident yesterday, rushed to the nearest police station.

Policemen came prepared with bulletproof vests.

They found 18 men taking part in airsoft gameplay, or a sport in which opponents eliminate each other with non-metallic pellets and replica firearms.

Segamat district police chief Superintendent Mohd Kamil Sukarmi said 14 out of the 18 men were detained, as four were not “armed” with the fake weapons. They were later released on police bail.

The 14 men arrested, aged between 18 to 40, included a 22-year-old Singaporean. They are being remanded until today.

Segamat district police chief Superintendent Mohd Kamil Sukarmi (second from left) with some of the seized fake weapons at the district police headquarters, yesterday. Pic by Ahmad IsmailRead more: ‘Gameplay’ causes fear – General – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/gameplay-causes-fear-1.486586#ixzz2tgc9p4Ik

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