Quarantine flouter arrested while at work
DALAT: A man who was under house quarantine at Rumah Dagang, Rantau Ensurai, Batang Oya near here was arrested by police on Friday (Oct 16). He was caught while going out to work in Kuala Matu. Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat said the subject, Steward Muji, was ordered to undergo house quarantine (HSO) […]
Two alleged drug dealers detained
MIRI: Two local men believed to be drug dealers were arrested by the Miri Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) team in an operation held on Thursday afternoon. The duo, aged 22 and 23 were detained in front of the Miri Post office around 12pm. Following the arrest, the police were able to discover a tot […]
Two suspected drug traffickers held
KUCHING: Two local men including a minor suspected of drug trafficking, were ordered today, to be detained at the Puncak Borneo Prison pending chemical report. Subordinate court registrar Morni Lita ordered the first suspect, a local teenager who was suspected of distributing methamphetamine to be detained in jail until the case is mentioned again on […]
Man fined RM4,900 for drug possession
KUCHING: A local man who pleaded guilty to drug possession, was on Friday (Oct 16) fined RM4,900 or six months’ jail. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar ordered the 23-year-old man to be fined after pleading guilty to an offence under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The man admitted to possessing 6.55g of methamphetamine […]
Online gambling top-up seller caught
BAU: A local man was arrested for allegedly selling online gambling top-ups at premises at Jalan Bau-Batu Kawa last Thursday (Oct 15). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the “Ops Dadu” operation was carried out at 1.50pm by a team of Bau Crime Investigation Division (CID). “When the team raided the premises, they found […]
Illegal immigrants arrested at SGH worksites
KUCHING: A multi-agency Covid-19 operation carried out at several construction sites within the vicinity of the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) last Thursday (Oct 15) led to the arrest of 25 illegal immigrants. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the operation took place around 3pm after two illegal immigrants earlier tested positive for Covid-19. […]
House break-in mastermind arrested
MIRI: Police detained a man, who is believed to be the mastermind in a series of house break-ins here today. In the operation, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel, led by Inspector Fredly Juing, also detained a woman and two other men from separate locations in connection with the case. The arrests were made in Permjaya […]
Man and sons nabbed for possessing firearms
MIRI: A 53 year-old man and his two adult sons were detained by police for allegedly possessing homemade firearms at a house in Kampung Beraya Batu Satu Bakam, Bekenu on Wednesday night. A police team led by ASP Unang Giang, raided the house at 8.30pm and nabbed the three suspects in an operation code name […]
Woman charged with dumping newborn
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a woman, charged with hiding the birth of and throwing her newborn baby, to be released on RM3,000 bail pending a social report. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhyar ordered the accused – aged 21 – to be released on bail with her father as guarantor. The accused, from Bandar […]
Crew, fishing boat detained in Miri
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested four local crew members and detained a fishing boat without a registration number while en route to Sungai Miri on Tuesday (Oct 13). Miri Maritime Zone director Capt Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was spotted about 2.4 nautical miles from Miri around 1.10am. “Inspections were made […]