Male nurse remanded
MUKAH: A 23-year-old male nurse here was arrested recently for drugs (ganja) possession by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) of Mukah district police headquarters. Local police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the suspect, who was working in a private sector in Sibu, was arrested in front of a hotel at Jalan Orang Kaya Setia […]
Jobless man picked up for drug abuse
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of involvement in substance abuse on Thursday (Aug 20). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that narcotics police raided a house at Mile 9, Jalan Matang here around 11am and was greeted by the 30-year old man. “The team searched the house and came across […]
Two held for drugs worth RM40k
MIRI: Two food delivery men were arrested for possessing drugs worth RM40,000 in separate incidents on Wednesday (Aug 19). District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the first arrest took place around 2.45pm when anti-narcotics police arrested a delivery man in front of a condominium at Jalan Tanjong Lobang. Following the arrest and information […]
Quick action leads to abductors’ arrest
MIRI: Police arrested five men suspected to be involved in the abduction of a jobless 28-year-old man Jalan Bintang around 4.30pm here on Tuesday (August 18). Miri District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed the arrest of the suspects, aged between 18 and 40, less than 12 hours after the case was reported. “The […]
Four civil servants arrested for breaking quarantine
KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested four civil servants for violating the quarantine order. “Three were arrested in Sibu while one was arrested in Kanowit, for cutting off the wristband before the end of the quarantine period,,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement. Eleven compounds were also issued to errant individuals on Monday […]
Elderly man arrested for alleged sexual assault
PADAWAN: An elderly man was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl in a village in Siburan, on Monday (Aug 17). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 62-year-old suspect was arrested at his home following a police report lodged against him around 11.15am on the same day. On Aug 15, the […]
Six men, tugboat held for having no pass
PORT CLEARANCE TANJUNG MANIS: Failing to produce a Port Clearance Pass resulted in an arrest of six men and a tugboat pulling a barge loaded with gravel, about 3.1 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Jerijih on Monday (Aug 17). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said […]
Four arrested for stealing mangoes
MIRI: Four local men were arrested for stealing mangoes at a house in Krokop 6 on Tuesday morning (Aug 19). According to sources, the men in their 30’s were arrested by a police patrol around 9am after a call about the incident from the locals. Residents in the area claimed to have seen four individuals behaving […]
Jobless man remanded for drugs
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested for possessing drugs in a house at Jalan Krokong, Kampung Bidi here on Tuesday (Aug 18). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon told that a team from Bau Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) raided the house around 12pm. “The team came across the 22-year-old man inside and police found […]
Baseball bat-wielding mirror smasher arrested
ROAD BULLYING CASE KUCHING: A 37-year-old man was arrested in front of a house in Everbright Estate at Jalan Batu Kawa here on suspicion of being involved in a road bullying case last Monday morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the road bullying happened at 11.42am when the 33-year-old victim was driving […]