KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband cigarettes worth RM1,149,492 in an operation dubbed Ops Libas on Monday (Aug 3). GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the raid took place at 8.30am at a premises, suspected of storing uncustomed cigarettes, at Jalan Semaba here. The raiding team
KUCHING: Sarawak anti-narcotics police scored a major success against drug trafficking when they uncovered an illegal drug lab in Miri and seized drugs worth RM2,080,890 on Monday (Aug 3). State deputy police commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar said a team from Narcotics Investigation Department (NCID) raided a condominium in Miri around
MIRI: An elderly man fainted and died outside a shopping mall at Jalan Merpati here on Tuesday (Aug 4). Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said that the 62-year-old victim was found lying unconscious in front of an eatery around 12.30pm. Passers-by and the mall’s security guard, who
BINTULU: An elderly woman was killed when she was hit by a car while crossing the road at the Paragon Road traffic light area on Tuesday (Aug 4). State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident occurred around 6am when the driver was travelling from
SIMUNJAN: The general public has been adhering well to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the current recovery movement control order (RMCO) governing inter-zone travel. Simunjan district police chief DSP Nixon Joshua Ali said the implementation of a police roadblock between Zone 1 and Zone 2 at Beliong-Triso ferry terminal
KUCHING: Sarawak police have issued 16 compounds to individuals on Sunday for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the standard operating procedures (SOPs) including the use of face masks in public places. “Mukah
SRI AMAN: Six longhouse residents were arrested for stealing oil palm fruits at the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) San Ugol Sri Aman oil palm plantation on Sunday (Aug 2). Salcra in a statement said that the individuals from a longhouse in Undop here were detained by a
LIMBANG: An abandoned house at Jalan Kubong, near a marine quarters here, was engulfed in a fire on Sunday (Aug 2). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call pertaining to the 11.21pm incident and despatched a team of firemen of Limbang fire and rescue station (BBP)
SERIAN: An attempt to smuggle 1,800.46 litres of diesel was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Thursday (July 30). The items were being transported by a person using a lorry. The subsidised controlled goods seized plus the lorry were valued at RM93,276.84; they were handed over to the
MIRI: A man sustained a bite wound on his ankle after he was bitten by a stray dog in front of a shop at Pujut 7 on Saturday (Aug 1). Miri Residents Committee (RC) chairman Malateh Mahmud said the 37-year-old victim was attacked at around 10.35pm. The man was said
