The Royal Malaysian Police are investigating whether the VX Nerve Agent used to kill Kim Jong Nam was brought into the country or produced in Malaysia.

Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the police are checking how it could be brought into the country as the substance is banned.

"The chemical substance is banned because it is categorised as a chemical weapon. We are investigating how it was brought in.

"If the amount was small, it would be difficult for us to detect," he said at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here today.



Earlier today, Khalid issued a statement confirming that a chemical weapon known as VX Nerve Agent has been found in the murder case of the North Korean national.

Jong Nam, the estranged half elder brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died on February 13 while on the way to the Putrajaya Hospital.

Earlier, he was at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia 2) to board a flight to Macau when two women suddenly wiped his face with some substance, believed to be poison.

Meanwhile, Khalid also told reporters at the KLIA today, Jong Nam's family members have not arrived in the country as alleged by some, adding the authorities are still waiting for the next-of-kin to carry out the post-mortem process.

"We will not send our (investigation) team to Macau. We will wait for the families of the victim to identify the body and take the DNA samples for confirmation," he said.

Asked whether the killing was politically motivated, he said it was too early to draw such a conclusion.

Yesterday, citing sources, China Press and Sin Chew Daily newspapers reported that Jong Nam's son Kim Han Sol had agreed to provide DNA sample to the Malaysian police in an arrangement facilitated by Interpol.

According to Sin Chew, three of Malaysia's Interpol officers flew to Macau on Wednesday, with Jong Nam's DNA sample, to be analysed together with the sample provided by his son - who is afraid to fly to Malaysia for fear of his safety.