Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim said the arrests were made during a patrol of the area, where they chanced upon two suspects, aged 42 and 43, in a Proton Wira, behaving suspiciously.

“After investigating, police found two pistols and some live bullets in the vehicle, in addition to eight bullets in the pocket of one of the suspects, while another 10 bullets were found in the possession of another suspect.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the two suspects were planning to rob a jewellery shop in the nearby area but their plans were foiled by the presence of police,” he told a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur contingent headquarters here today.

Azmi said his team subsequently raided a house in Jalan Klang Lama, here at 1.15am and arrested a 47-year-old local man who is believed to be the mastermind.

During the raid, the police also found RM129,300 in cash and 39 packets of jewellery estimated to be worth RM175,000.

“Investigations revealed that the mastermind had five criminal records with three cases involving firearm offences while one of the two suspects arrested in Bandar Manjalara has one criminal record,” he said.

He said the duo who were nabbed in Bandar Manjalara would be remanded for seven days starting yesterday while the mastermind would be remanded for seven days starting today.