Semporna police chief DSP Mohd Firdaus Francis Abdullah said about 100 men from the VAT 69 Commando Unit, Bukit Aman Special Action Unit, 14th Battalion General Operations Force and Forensics Unit were involved in the search.
“Besides looking for the weapons, we also made sketches of the location where the incident took place,” he said when contacted.
Bernama learned that the police check began at about 8am and went on for five hours.
Kampung Simunul village headman Ramlee Saraman said it was the first check by the police since March 2 when six policemen were killed in an ambush by Sulu militants who also suffered six killed in the incident.
“During the police check, residents were not allowed to leave or enter the houses,” he told reporters.
Ramlee said the police check brought relief to the villagers who had been anxious since the clash between the police and the militants.
“The villagers can now get on with their lives as usual,” he said.
Ramlee said almost 1,000 people had left the village last week following the ambush and 300 had yet to return as of today. — Bernama