Judge Zaki Salleh handed down the sentence after accepting the 39-year-old’s plea for both a principle and an alternative charge under Section 8(a) of the Arms Act 1960, Berita Harian reported.

“After considering the accused’s guilty plea, the court sentences him to seven years’ imprisonment for each charge.

“The sentences will run concurrently from the date of his arrest on March 28, 2024,” Zaki was quoted as saying during a hearing at the Kajang prison court complex today.

For the primary charge, Shalom was found in possession of a box of Shell Shock NAS3 9mm ammunition containing eight bullets, three boxes of Bullet Master Co Ltd ammunition containing 150 rounds, and 42 bullets in three different firearms without a licence or permit.

Under the alternative charge, he was found in possession of six unlicensed firearms: a Glock 19 USA 9×19, Sig Sauer P3205P, Cougar 8000FT, Glock 17 Gen4 Austria 9×19, M&P 9C Smith & Wesson Springfield MA USA, and Stoeger Cougar 8000F.

The weapons and ammunition were discovered in a hotel room on Jalan Ampang between 6.46pm on March 26 and 6pm on March 28, 2024.