Four arrested to assist in brawl case
SIBU: Two men and two women were detained by police to assist in the investigation involving a fight that took place in an entertainment centre at Lau King Howe Commercial Centre on Thursday night. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit in a statement, said the individuals were arrested when police raided the place […]
Alleged organ trader remanded
KUCHING: A 48-year-old man who is alleged to be an illegal organ trafficker, has been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations into his involvement in an international human organs trade. Assistant Registrar Mosidi Husseini meted out the remand order starting Aug 14 until 20, following an application by investigating officer ASP Nor Elyanis Mohd […]
Suspected organ trafficker surrenders
KUCHING: A man who recently told a British newspaper of his involvement in an international human organs trade has been arrested after surrendering himself at the Kuching district police headquarters here yesterday, said Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar M M Sree. The 48-year-old man was exposed by an investigative report from The Sun. […]
Ops Dadu nets three suspects
BAU: Three suspects were arrested in three different locations for online gambling activities during an anti-gambling operation codenamed Ops Dadu yesterday. According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the first to be apprehended was a 41-year-old man. He was detained at a coffeeshop at Jalan Stenggong, around 2.30pm. “A Vivo handphone and some […]
Trio arrested for violating SOPs
PADAWAN: A local man and two foreigners were arrested for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at Jalan Tondong, Batu Kawa on Tuesday. Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the trio — aged between 23 and 34 years old — were arrested in a raid conducted at a snooker centre around 11pm. […]
‘Ops Sarang’ nets 32 drug offenders
MIRI: Thirty-two people were arrested for drug related offences in an operation dubbed Ops Sarang on Tuesday. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, said the suspects were rounded up in a raid conducted between 4pm and 5.40pm at a workshop house at Jalan Padang Kerbau here. “During the operation, drugs, believed to be syabu, weighing […]
Ops Dadu nets one suspect
PADAWAN: A man was nabbed for online gambling activities in an anti-gambling operation codenamed Ops Dadu raid on Tuesday (August 11). According to Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan the suspect, aged 27, was arrested at a shoplot in commercial centre at Jalan Belatok, around 8.35pm. “A Condor branded handset and a cash of […]
Money laundering: Man pays RM3,000 fine
KUCHING: A man, who pleaded guilty for involvement in money laundering activities, was fined RM3,000 or six months in jail on three charges on Tuesday (Aug 11). The court ordered the 22-year-old to pay the fine after pleading guilty under Section 424 of the Penal Code. For the first charge, the accused was fined RM1,000 […]
3 drug traffickers further detained
KUCHING: Three men suspected of drug trafficking were further detained at the Puncak Borneo prison here pending a chemical report on September 9. In Kuching Court on Tuesday (Aug 11), Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar meted out the order to the three men, aged between 25 and 47 years old, to be further detained in prison […]
Three men arrested separately for drugs
BAU: Police have arrested three self-employed men for possessing drugs in an abandoned house at Jalan Gua Angin on Tuesday afternoon (Aug 11). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said that the arrests took place separately from 12.30pm to 1.15pm in the same location. A team from Bau Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) led the […]