Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said checks revealed that four of the suspects had records for 12 criminal and drug offences. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Police have detained 13 Malaysians following a Molotov cocktail attack targeting several homes at a Myanmar refugee settlement in Kulai Besar, Kulai, Johor, on Oct 13.

Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said police arrested the suspects, aged between 16 and 31, in an operation conducted between Oct 14 and yesterday.

He said personnel from the Johor police headquarters’ criminal investigation department and the Kulai police headquarters’ CID carried out the arrests based on public information.

Ab Rahaman said checks revealed that four of the suspects had records involving 12 criminal and drug offences.