21 drug suspects held, den demolished
BETONG: A total of 21 suspects were arrested here for alleged drug abuse. They were caught during a raid codenamed “Ops Tisak” that also catalysed in demolishing the area for being used as a drug den. Chairman of Betong district One-Stop Committee (OSC), Sofhi Jebal said the operation was carried out based on the public […]
Man arrested for possession of drugs
MIRI: A man was detained after police found illegal substances believed to be syabu, weighing 51g, on him last Tuesday (Sept 29). Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, in a statement, said that the suspect was arrested by a team of personnel of the Miri Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID), led by Inspector […]
Man arrested after running amok
MIRI: A man was arrested after running amok in the middle of the Miri-Bintulu Coastal Road near Kampung Terahad, Bekenu this morning (Sept 29). In the 11am incident, the man was seen wielding a machete and an oil palm spear (tombak sawit), and swinging the weapons at road users. His actions were video recorded, and […]
Two cable theft suspects arrested
MIRI: Two men believed to be involved in a cable theft at a school in Lutong here last Saturday (Sept 26) were nabbed. Both men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested in an operation dubbed Ops Lusuh by a team of personnel of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last Monday (Sept 28). Miri district deputy […]
Fisherman, 51, remanded for drugs
MUKAH: Police on Thursday (Sept 24) arrested a 51-year-old fisherman who was suspected to be involved in a drug abuse activity. He was riding a motorcycle at the roadside at Kampung Tanjung here when police confronted him at 7.20am. While being arrested, the suspect tried to escape but he failed. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy […]
Illegal lottery ticket agent arrested
BAU: A man was nabbed on suspicion of being an illegal lottery ticket agent during a raid, dubbed Ops Dadu, last Wednesday (Sept 23). According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the suspect, aged 23, was arrested at Jalan Johari Sunchar, Tasik Biru here at 2.40pm. “A piece of paper with numbers written […]
Arrested for stealing cash register
MIRI: A 25-year-old local man was detained by the cops here for stealing a cash register machine at a 24-hour convenience store in Centre Point in the wee hours of Wednesday. The suspect was picked up near the Visitors Information Centre building at Jalan Padang. Also seized was the cash register machine. The arrest was […]
Murder suspect remanded
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered an unemployed man, suspected of killing his own grandmother, to be remanded for seven days to facilitate investigation into the case. The 27-year-old suspect was arrested on Sep 21 in a half-conscious state and later confirmed positive for methamphetamine. The suspect has two previous records of drug abuse. […]
Handphone thief arrested
MIRI: A 28-year-old man was detained today (Sept 23) for stealing a handphone worth RM400 from another man on Sept 19. The incident happened when the suspect pretended to be interested in buying a handphone from the victim after they met at Miri hospital here on Sept 19 at 9.41pm. According to police sources, the […]
Pornography video sale suspect held
MIRI: An unemployed man was arrested after his activity of downloading pornographic films was exposed on Monday (Sept 21). He was also found possessing DVDs and VCDs of child pornography. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol told that the man who is married, was arrested by Miri Crime Investigation Division (CID) in […]