Jobless man nabbed for substance abuse
BAU: A 23-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of substance abuse today (Jan 23). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest took place during a raid conducted around 11.30am in a wooden hut at Jalan Gua Angin. “The team inspected the man and found a plastic packet containing crystalline powder believed to […]
459 illegal immigrants picked up in ‘Ops Sapu’
KUCHING: Authorities engaged in ‘Ops Sapu’ operations have rounded up 459 illegal immigrants so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one of the issues was illegal immigrants and many had been found positive for Covid-19. “Recently, one in Sri Aman was placed in the detention centre and later […]
Nine rounded up for fighting
MIRI: Nine men, including a South Korean, were arrested after a video of them fighting at the Times Square here, went viral on Thursday (Jan 21). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said those arrested were aged between 18 and 48, and the cause of the fight that happened around 8.10pm,was identified as a staring […]
Duo busted for drug possession
MIRI: Two men were arrested for possessing drugs worth more than RM240,000 during a raid conducted last Thursday. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the raid took place around 3.50pm in a house at Jalan Kin Link Garden, Piasau. A team arrested two locals, both aged 29, on the suspicion of being involved in […]
Cop among four arrested in drug busts
BY ALLAN JAY AND CLEMENT ERIK WONG KUCHING: A policeman was among four individuals arrested in two separate drug raids last Tuesday (Jan 19). Sarawak NCID chief ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin said the first raid took place in a residence at Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli around 1pm where a 39-year-old policeman and a 42-year-old auto shop […]
Seven foreigners rounded up in Bintulu
BINTULU: Seven foreigners were arrested in Ops Pintu conducted jointly by the Bintulu marine police and the Immigration Department, on Wednesday (Jan 21). Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said those arrested were among 24 foreigners checked during the operation. The operation was carried out in the areas of Saberkas Jaya here […]
Contraband cigs worth over RM47k seized in raid
KUCHING: Personnel from the Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 seized contraband cigarettes valued over RM47,000 during Ops Landai on Wednesday (Jan 20). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said his men had earlier raided an unnumbered premises at Court Road in Bintangor at around 5.30pm. He said the premises was used as a storage for various […]
Two men arrested after car chase
LIMBANG: The marine police arrested two men at Kampung Ipai here on suspicion of smuggling contraband cigarettes. The incident happened around 8pm on Monday (Jan 18) when a patrol team spotted two suspicious-looking vehicles. When the team approached, the vehicles sped off and a car chase ensued. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol […]
Army thwarts smuggling bid
BAU: An attempt to smuggle out controlled goods worth more than RM80,000 using two lorries was thwarted by the army in Serikin on Monday. The First Infantry Division said a patrol team spotted the lorries travelling fast towards the Malaysia-Indonesia border at 11pm. The team managed to stop the lorries about 500 metres from the […]
Shoplifter caught red handed, tied to a pole
MIRI: A 21-year-old local man was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly stealing chocolates worth RM39.70 at a grocery store in Jalan Padang Kerbau. The suspect was found tied on a lamp post nearby to the store when the police came and brought him to the police station for questioning. Before the incident, around 5.20pm, […]