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Toy shop owner pleads guilty to having 148 imitation firearms

CHUKAI: A toy shop owner pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of 148 imitation firearms on Sunday.

Wan Muhammad Faezyl Wan Mansor, 31, was charged before magistrate Sharifah Amirda Shasha Amir Sharifuddin with possessing nine imitation firearms on his business premises in Bandar Baru Kijal.

He was accused of committing the offence about 2.30pm on Sunday and charged under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960 for possessing and importing imitation firearms.

If convicted, he faces a prison sentence of up to one year, a fine of up to RM5,000, or both.

For the second charge, he was accused under the same section of possessing 139 replica firearms on the same day about 3.45pm at his home in Kerteh.

Wan Muhammad Faezyl pleaded guilty to the charges.

The court granted bail of RM3,000 for each charge and set Jan 13 for sentencing.

Deputy public prosecutor Lim Zhan Yi prosecuted the case, while lawyer Nur Farahin Shazlin Mohd Redhuan Shah Edwin represented the accused.

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