Motorcycle theft syndicate busted
MIRI: Three local men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly being involved in a string of motorcycle thefts in the district. A team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the suspects, between the ages of 33 and 34, at two separate locations in Kampung Lambir Jaya 1 during an operation that started from […]
Jobless man detained for having drugs
SIBU: An unemployed man was nabbed on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse last Thursday evening (Aug 27) District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit who confirmed the arrest, said that the man was found inside a four-wheel drive vehicle in a parking lot at Jalan Hulu Layang around 6.15pm. “In the back seat […]
Over 250g of Ecstasy seized from suspect
MIRI: A 44-year-old jobless man from Kampong Bakong, Baram near here was nabbed detained by police moments after he picked up a parcel of drugs from a courier service office at Jalan Piasau Utara 4 in Piasau industrial area. Acting on a tip-off, a team of narcortics police ambushed the suspect at the counter at […]
Man held for illegal lottery sale
BAU: A local man was arrested for selling illegal lottery tickets at the five-footway of a commercial centre building during the Ops Dadu raid on Wednesday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said in a statement today that the 23-year-old man from Samarahan was arrested by a team from Bau District Criminal Investigation Division […]
July’s drugs related arrests surpass 1k
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,121 cases involving 1,379 arrests in July this year related to enforcement on drug and substance abuse, revealed Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said this was a result of 969 operations carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN), National Anti-Drug Agency […]
Two men held for drugs
BAU: Two self-employed men were nabbed separately in an unnumbered house at Kampung Grogo, Jalan Bau-Lundu for possessing drugs on Tuesday (Aug 25). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the raiding operation was carried out by a team of Bau narcotic police around 12.45pm. The team raided the house and found two men aged […]
Police impersonator involved in three robberies arrested
SIBU: A 41-year-old man was arrested by police on Monday (Aug 24) on suspicion of being involved in three robbery cases within a day last Friday (Aug 21). The suspect was arrested in front of a house in Jalan Kampung Hilir at around 1.30am. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the suspect impersonated […]
Two robbers held, one still at large
MIRI: Two locals were arrested by police for allegedly robbing a man in front of a grocery store at Batu Niah town last Thursday. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah told that the incident occurred around 2.25pm when the victim was approached by three men on two motorcycles. “One of them then hit the […]
Police detain couple
SIBU: A couple was arrested by police on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse last Wednesday. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the arrest was carried out by a team from the Sibu Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID), around 12.10pm at Jalan Oya here. The team spotted a four-wheel drive vehicle in […]
Teen nabbed for substance abuse
BINTULU: Policemen patrolling along Jalan Sommerville arrested a teenager on suspicion of drug possession. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said that the 16-year-old boy was arrested around 11am last Thursday. According to him, police found seven red transparent straws containing crystalline drugs suspected to be methamphetamine weighing 5.2g with a street value of RM900. […]