Crime | Malaysian worker found to have a small weapon arsenal

A  43-year-old Malaysian national working as a casino manager in Macau was discovered to own a small weapon arsenal at his home by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the force announced this week at a press conference.

The findings were made after airport security called the police upon finding a weapon while scanning luggage in the X-Ray machine on the morning of May 27.

The luggage contained a large knife and was about to be sent on board a flight from Macau to Kuala Lumpur.

Upon further questioning and through investigation, it was revealed that the man’s apartment housed another seven bladed weapons – three daggers, one penknife and three janbiyas (curved blade daggers).

In addition to the bladed weapons, four imitation hand grenades, one rifle, four boxes of ammunition and four bottles of gas were also found.

The man told the police that his friends from abroad had brought him the bladed weapons as gifts, and that the rifle was bought in Macau around 2012 in Areia Preta for MOP3,000.

He was presented to the Public Prosecutions Office on the accusation of illegal possession of arms and ammunition.

In a separate case, PSP added that two women, both holding Russian passports, had been detained following a dispute over the breakfast bill at the hotel where they were staying.

Hotel security called the police when the women shouted at the hotel staff.

The police found out that the dispute was a result of miscommunication when the hotel staff asked the women to settle the breakfast bill. The women denied the request, preferring to add it to their room bill to pay when they checked out.

The dispute broke out when they were barred from leaving the restaurant. Amid various verbal insults, one of the women lashed out and kicked the police officer. She was detained and charged with simple and aggravated offence to physical integrity.

The officer was admitted to the hospital and has been given three days of sick leave.

Casino swindling scheme

A mainland Chinese man fell victim to a con in a casino on the Macau Peninsula, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced. The victim told the PJ on May 24 that the conman had approached him in the casino, offering to help transfer the victim’s winnings to his bank account in the mainland. The victim accepted, and was asked to deposit the money (HKD145,000) into a VIP account at the casino that would allegedly be used as an intermediary in the transfer. The victim did not receive the funds and subsequently pressed charges.