Thursday, 19 March 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Three nabbed after testing positive for drugs

MERADONG: Narcotics police have arrested three first-time offenders suspected of being involved in drug abuse during a targeted operation on Monday night (Dec 8). The suspects, comprising a man and two women, were picked up by the district police’s task force at around 8.40 pm. Meradong police chief DSP Tansli

Man caught with 690 cannabis vape cartridges worth over RM500K

PADAWAN: A man’s attempt to collect a parcel ended in a major drug bust when police seized 690 vape cartridges containing suspected cannabis liquid worth half a million ringgit. The arrest took place around 9 am last Friday (Dec 5) when officers from the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) intercepted

RM249,000 scam trail points to Johor woman believed to be account mule

SARATOK: A woman from Pasir Gudang, Johor, has been arrested after her bank account was linked to a Facebook investment scam that wiped out nearly a quarter-million ringgit from a teacher’s savings. The incident happened on Nov 17 when the 30-year-old female victim from Sibu was lured by an investment

Man killed, eight injured in three-vehicle crash

SERIAN: A 55-year-old man was killed in a three-vehicle accident near SK Telagus, Jalan Balai Ringin on Monday (Dec 8). He was travelling in a Toyota Avanza MPV with three others when the collision with a Proton Saga sedan and a Proton X50 SUV occurred at around 1.20pm. The Fire

Missing man found dead in Tatau pond

TATAU: A local man, who was reported missing after falling into a pond near Rumah Kiroh Bali junction yesterday (Dec 7), was found dead this morning (Dec 8). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the victim, identified as 23-year-old Daniel Jumau, was discovered by Bomba Bintulu’s diving unit at

Single mom ‘marked’ by Ah Long over ex-husband’s RM500 debt

KUCHING: A single mother of two is living in fear after a loan shark threatened to burn her house, kidnap her children and “sell her to Cambodia” over a RM500 debt allegedly owed by her ex-husband. SUPP Public Complaints Bureau chief Milton Foo said the victim, known as Mdm Chong,

Driver crushed to death by piling machine

LAWAS: A local man was killed after a piling machine fell onto his pickup truck near Kampung Peruan, Jalan Long Tuma, here yesterday (Dec 7). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) confirmed the identity of the victim as Bili Muli, 31. The accident happened at around 4.55 pm, prompting firefighters

Cops investigate man’s sudden death

BAU: Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old man in Kampung Skio this morning, though initial assessment indicates no foul play. Bau Police Chief, Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman, said police were alerted of the incident by the victim’s father at around 7:45 am. Earlier, the

Drug roadblock nets two, one in possession of syabu

BAU: A late-night police roadblock along Jalan Suba Buan led to the arrest of two men for drug abuse, one of whom was found in possession of suspected syabu. The district police headquarters (IPD) and Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) carried out ‘Ops Bersepadu’ and ‘Ops Tapis’ from 10 pm

13 arrested for drug use, supervisor detained in nightspot raid

KUCHING: An integrated operation at an entertainment centre recently resulted in 13 patrons being arrested for drug use and one supervisor detained for regulatory violations. Codenamed ‘Ops Pusat Hiburan’ and ‘Ops Noda’, the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID), and Padungan police station raided the outlet in