Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director M Kumar said they received a police report on Oct 7 regarding a 29-year-old lorry driver who was shot at close range in the abdomen.

Police then conducted several operations in Selangor and arrested 10 local men, aged between 21 and 40, believed to be members of an organised crime group.

“Based on information gathered from the arrests, police conducted a raid on a house in Kuala Selangor on Oct 10 and recovered a Beretta automatic pistol believed to have been used in the shooting,” he said.

Kumar said initial investigations revealed that the incident stemmed from a territorial dispute over drug trafficking activities.

He said all the suspects were found to have various records of violent and drug crimes and that the police were tracking down two more individuals to assist in the investigation.

“One of the suspects being tracked down is an individual on the wanted list for being involved in organised crime activities,” he said.

Kumar said all those arrested were on remand until Oct 20 and the case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code and Section 3 of the Firearms Act (Increased Penalties) 1971.

He also warned that the police would continue to crack down on organised crime activities.