Police nab four druggies in Batu Kawa
KUCHING: Police arrested four men for possessing drugs, believed to be syabu at MJC, Batu Kawa last Wednesday (Apr 7). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the men were detained by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) Padawan team at 4:30pm. “Following inspection conducted on the suspects, police found two transparent plastic […]
Drug trafficker nabbed
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly trafficking drugs worth RM5,923 at Kampung Bako Hilir, Petra Jaya on Thursday (Apr 8). Kuching district acting police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspect is being remanded for eight days to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act (DDA) 1952 which carries […]
Four men arrested for drug abuse
BAU: Personnel from Bau Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) arrested four men for involvement in drug-related activities in two separate raids here today (Apr 8). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the first raid was carried out at 9.15am at a house in Kampung Sungai Pinang where a 24-year-old unemployed man was detained. […]
Man arrested for stealing forklift
KUCHING: A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a forklift belonging to an engineering company in Bintawa here. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, in a statement on Thursday (April 8), said the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday (April 7) at around 1.30pm. “A team from the Kuching Criminal Investigation Department managed […]
Man arrested for running illegal lottery
BAU: A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of running an illegal lottery operation. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was arrested by an operations team from the Bau Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 8.25am this morning (Apr 7) in a vehicle behind a shop at Jalan Ong Guan Cheng here. […]
Five suspects arrested in online gambling bust
KUCHING: A rented apartment in Jalan Stapok used as an online gambling centre was raided by the police in an operation on Tuesday (Apr 6). The 9pm raid carried out by the Padawan District Police Headquarters (IPD) Task Force saw the arrest of five suspects, namely two local men, two Indonesian men and an Indonesian […]
Manhunt for main robbery suspect
KUCHING: The police are hunting for the main suspect in a recent robbery at Taman Juta Ria, Jalan Matang, here. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the man, known as Amir, was among four suspects who took part in the robbery. He revealed that the other three suspects were apprehended by the […]
Police nab 22 individuals in anti-crime ops
KUCHING: Police arrested 22 individuals on Monday in an anti-crime operation codenamed ‘Op Tapis’, seizing drugs weighing 27.65g in the process. District deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the integrated operation carried out by personnel from Kuching NCID and assisted by various departments and police stations, took place from 8am to 5pm around Petra […]
Human smuggling attempt thwarted
SERIAN: Police here foiled a human smuggling attempt by a local involving three Indonesians in a mounted roadblock today. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis disclosed that the arrest happened around 4am at KM90, near Balai Ringin along the Kuching-Sri Aman Road. The team detained a suspicious vehicle for inspection and found a local man […]
Three drug abusers arrested during police patrol
BAU: Police nabbed three unemployed men for drug abuse last Monday (Apr 5). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon revealed that the arrests happened around 11.30pm during a patrol around Kampung Segubang. A team of narcotics police saw three men by the roadside and attempted to inspect them. “Two of them attempted to run away […]