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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BINTANGOR: A local man was taken into custody in connection with a mobile phone snatch theft case yesterday (Jan 26), leading to the recovery of a stolen iPhone 12. The arrest was made by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at around 10.50 am in front of a shop along Jalan
KUCHING: A viral video showing torn fragments of the Quran strewn along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman has led to the arrest of a 57-year-old local man yesterday (Jan 26). The incident occurred last Friday (Jan 23) and two videos related to the discovery were uploaded on Facebook by a netizen,
JULAU: Suspicious conduct put two brothers in custody yesterday (Jan 25), with drug tests later confirming both had abused illegal substances. The men, aged 27 and 32, were stopped along Jalan Wak, Pakan during ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ after officers on routine patrol flagged their unusual behaviour. Julau police chief DSP