Sunday, 10 August 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Syndicate gets drug supplies through courier services

KUCHING: Sarawak narcotics police have crippled a drug distribution syndicate which obtained its drug supplies from Peninsular Malaysia via various courier services. Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner DCP Mancha Ata said the syndicate, known as ‘Mica’, had been operating for the past eight months. It was crippled after   the arrests of

Man arrested for unlicensed lottery sales

PADAWAN: A 25-year-old man was arrested for alleged involvement in unlicensed lottery sales and online gambling top-up activity last Monday (July 12). In the 4.15pm operation codenamed ‘Op Dadu’, a Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided a house at Mile 4, Jalan Arang. District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan

Four men arrested for operating online call centre

PADAWAN: Police here nabbed four men for operating an online gambling call centre at a double-storey terrace house on Monday (July 12). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid, carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Padawan police task force, took place around

Four badminton players fined RM2,000 each

KUCHING: Four men were fined RM2,000 each on Monday (July 12) for playing badminton in a court during the movement control order (MCO) at Lorong Foochow 11Y, Tabuan Jaya. Meanwhile, the caretaker of the premises was compounded RM10,000. The men were detained around 7.45pm by a team from the Tabuan

11 slapped with RM44K compounds

KUCHING: Compounds totalling RM44,000 were issued to 11 men last Sunday for holding recreational activities in areas that are not permitted. The group were detained around 5pm by a team from Central Police Station carrying out standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance enforcement duties in Zone 3. District police chief ACP

Illegal online gambling centre shut down

KUCHING: Police have crippled an illegal online gambling operation believed to be raking in about RM8 million for the past three months. A raid codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ was carried out around 5pm on a house in Lorong Ang Cheng Ho here last Sunday (July 11). This led to the

Man held over online gambling

PADAWAN: Police nabbed a man suspected to be involved in online gambling at Jalan Kangkok Off Jalan Batu Kawa last Sunday. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the suspect was arrested by a police task force led by Insp Syahrulhafizy Ghazali around 6.50pm. “The team arrested the 38-year-old

10 issued compounds for birthday party

PADAWAN: Ten men were slapped with a RM1,500 compound each for violating the movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs) by holding a birthday celebration at Stapok New Settlement Scheme, Jalan Stapok Utama last Sunday (July 11). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the men, aged between 24

Duo released on police bail after viralled fight

PADAWAN: Two men involved in a recent fight at a hardware store at Mile 18, Jalan Kuching-Serian, were arrested by police last Sunday (July 11). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the men, aged 48 and 63, were detained by Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the compound of

Beware! Bogus officers on the prowl

KUCHING: Police have advised the public to be cautious and not open their homes to unknown individuals acting suspiciously. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail gave the advice following a viral message regarding a group of people impersonating as government officials calling at homes in the city. The group’s modus