Duo arrested for illegal online gambling
BAU: A local man and a foreign woman were arrested for being involved in online gambling activities during an anti-gambling operation (Ops Dadu) raid on Wednesday (August 5). According to Bau District Police Chief, DSP Poge Nyaon, the two suspects were arrested at two different locations. The first to be arrested was a 23-year-old male […]
Second drug haul by Customs officials at Kuching Airport
KUCHING: A local man, in his late 20s, who flew in from Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (July 30) evening, was arrested by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) on suspicion of drug trafficking. JKDM Sarawak director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said that the man and his luggage were inspected by the Customs Special Unit […]
Traveller with RM405,040 worth of drugs arrested
KUCHING: A local man in his late 30s, who flew in from Johor Baharu, has been arrested by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM)on suspicion of drug trafficking. He has been remanded to assist in the investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. JKDM Sarawak director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said […]
Seven arrested for alleged gambling
SIBU: Seven individuals, including three women, were arrested for alleged gambling last Tuesday. The suspects, aged between 40 and 67, were arrested in a police raid on a house at the Nanyang Garden 6 residential area near here at 3.40pm. One of the three women, aged 67, is also suspected of being involved in the […]
Teen under police custody for drug abuse
BAU: A teenager is under police custody after he was arrested for drug abuse here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 18-year-old was detained at 1.50pm on Tuesday by the roadside of Kampung Segubang here, after he was spotted acting suspiciously. “A body check conducted on the suspect found a translucent plastic package […]
Two fishermen detained for drugs
MUKAH: Two fishermen were arrested for possessing drugs during a raid at a house here on Thursday (July 23). Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the suspects were arrested at an unnumbered house in Kampung Sungai Alo here. He added during the raid at about 3.20pm, police found a small plastic packet containing […]
Duo arrested for selling stolen property
KUCHING: Police, aided by social media, arrested two men for trying to sell off stolen property on Thursday. The property ― a wash basin and a toilet bowl ― advertised for sale via Facebook, were allegedly stolen from a house in a newly completed housing estate at Semariang here on Wednesday. District police chief ACP […]
Two arrested for drug activities
MUKAH: Police arrested two men including a 24-year-old security personnel for their involvement in drug activities here between July 13 and 20 (Monday). Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the security officer was arrested on Monday at 1.30pm in front of the security post of an institution of higher learning here. He said […]
Jobless man nabbed for drugs
BAU: An unemployed man was nabbed by police on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse in Kampung Seromah, Jalan Jambusan Monday (July 20). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the raid at an unnumbered house was carried out by a team from the Bau Police Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) around 7.30am. […]
Illegal immigrants arrested at border
KUCHING: Nineteen illegal immigrants (Pati) were picked up by the army at the Malaysia/Indonesia Kalimantan border here recently. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that four arrests were made from July 13 to 16 at the Tebedu, Serikin and Serian borders. “From the four operations, a total of 19 […]