Thursday, 29 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Unlicensed riders, drivers among 38 issued with summonses

SARATOK: Traffic police here issued 38 summonses for various offences during a traffic compliance operation carried out at three key locations on Tuesday (Jan 27). Saratok Police Chief, DSP Mathew Manggie, said the operation focused on Jalan Roban Lama, Jalan Roban-Kabong, and the Pan Borneo Highway. A total of 58

Police apprehended man for possessing drugs

MUKAH: A labourer was arrested for allegedly possessing methamphetamine during a roadside stop along Jalan Mukah–Selangau on Tuesday (Jan 27). Acting on information, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) detained the 28-year-old man for inspections at around 12.50pm. Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said checks on his waist

Man arrested for possessing airsoft revolver

KOTA SAMARAHAN: An unemployed man was arrested for allegedly possessing an airsoft revolver during ‘Ops Laras’ at Jalan Kampung Sui here on Tuesday (Jan 27). The 32-year-old was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), assisted by the Sarawak D8 branch, after a search at an unnumbered house

Phantom tender leaves pharmacist RM15,000 poorer

SARIKEI: A promise of a lucrative government tender turned into an expensive lesson for a local pharmacist after scammers posing as government officials and suppliers vanished with about RM15,000. The unfortunate incident occurred in mid-January when the victim, a woman in her 30s, received a call from a Chinese man

Man nabbed for possessing airsoft revolver

KOTA SAMARAHAN: An unemployed man was arrested for allegedly possessing an airsoft revolver during ‘Ops Laras’ at Jalan Kampung Sui here yesterday (Jan 27). The 32-year-old was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), assisted by Sarawak D8 branch, after a search at an unnumbered house led to

Two men with criminal past picked up over brutal gang robbery

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two unemployed men with a long history of criminal offences were hauled up by police over a pre-dawn gang robbery in Kampung Sui here, where the victim was tied up, threatened with weapons and robbed of cash, valuables and his car. The incident happened at around 4.30 am

CCID lifts lid on scam call centre, four detained

KUCHING: Commercial police smashed a suspected call centre operating out of a house at Lorong Bukit Bayor, Tabuan Jaya, arresting four men believed to be part of a scam syndicate targeting victims in neighbouring countries. The raid was carried out by the Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) at around

Condo raid nets 58g of meth, two locals held

KUCHING: A late-night knock at a condominium along Jalan Stutong cracked open a drug operation, with police seizing nearly 60g of suspected methamphetamine and arresting two local men. The suspects, aged 44 and 50, were detained after officers from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) raided the residential unit at

Man caught with 25g of meth after botched escape

LAWAS: A man’s attempt to flee on foot from police ended in failure when he was quickly caught and found in possession of suspected methamphetamine last Sunday (Jan 25). The incident occurred at around 3.30pm when a police team stopped a car driven by a 37-year-old labourer near Ladang Trusan

Local and foreign labourers nabbed possessing drugs

MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested two labourers in separate locations for possessing suspected methamphetamine worth RM220 last Sunday (Jan 25). The arrests were made during ‘Ops Tapis Khas’, with the suspects — a local man and a foreign national, both aged 30 were detained for inspection along Jalan Pasar Selangau and