Avitan arrived in Malaysia from the United Arab Emirates on March 12 on a French passport, police said. He was detained by police at a Kuala Lumpur hotel with a bag containing the weapons.
Israeli media reported on Saturday that Avitan was an associate of an Israeli criminal syndicate who had been en route to assassinate a member of a rival crime family.
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The man was also caught in possession of six guns and 200 bullets.
The emergency landing was reportedly due to severe weather conditions.
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The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War II wrecks off the coast of Malaysia.
Shahrouz Sokhnori was sentenced to death and found guilty of corruption for trafficking women across the Middle East and Asia.