22 students held for drugs
KUCHING: Twenty-two students, three police officers and six army personnel were among the 5,639 people arrested for drug and substance offences in Sarawak from January to July 15 this year. The rest were 5,572 jobless people and 11 odd job workers. Head of Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Jasmirol Jamaluddin […]
Man detained for drug abuse
BAU: A 28-year-old man was detained for drug abuse near a commercial building at midnight yesterday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the man was spotted acting suspiciously. Police detained him for inspection at 12.10am. “A body check was conducted and we found a straw containing 0.15g of crystalline substances believed to be syabu […]
Man with drug arrested near bus stand
LAWAS: Police arrested a man following a drug bust near a bus stand at Kampung Melusuk, Jalan Punang yesterday. According to a statement issued by the district headquarters, the raid was carried out at around 10am. Following a body check, police found a blue straw containing crystalline substances believed to be syabu in a pouch […]
SB officer held for human trafficking
KUCHING: A Special Branch officer was arrested for cross-border human trafficking involving illegal immigrants recently. Sarawak Commissioner of Police Datuk Aidi Ismail said the arrest was made by the State Immigration Department in an operation at Tebedu, Serian about two weeks ago. At the time of the arrest, the officer was caught together with two […]
Two theft cases solved
KUCHING: Police here have solved two theft cases at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park and Tabuan Tranquility with the arrest of a dispatcher here yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.40am at his work place in Sungai Maong. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said with this arrest, police have successfully solved […]
Jobless man arrested for drug possession
BAU: A 20-year-old man was arrested after he was found with drugs weighing 1.01g in front of a convenience store along Jalan Jambusan on Tuesday (July 14). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, in a statement, revealed the unemployed man was detained at 4.45pm by police in front of the premises after he was spotted […]
Suspected drug peddler nabbed
BAU: A man was arrested for possessing 5.1g of syabu along Jalan Blacksmith here on Friday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 25-year-old was detained after police spotted him acting suspiciously while riding a motorcycle at around 11.30pm. “During a body check, the unemployed man took out a brown bag from his pocket, […]
Man arrested for alleged incestuous relationship with daughter
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A man was arrested for allegedly getting his daughter pregnant in what is believed to be an incestuous relationship that began in 2016. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the 52-year-old widower was arrested at his family home in Sadong Jaya after a report was lodged against him on Wednesday (July 8). […]
Man arrested for possession of drugs
BAU: A man was arrested for possessing drugs in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Tapis’ near here. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 35-year-old, who had no prior criminal record, was detained after narcotics policemen stop a vehicle in front of a government office after they spotted that it was driven in a […]
Nabbed for online gambling transaction
SIBU: Sibu police detained an18-year-old male teenager for allegedly selling online gambling top-ups at a commercial lot along Maludan Road around 3.20pm last Monday. Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said during the raid, police seized a phone and cash amounting to RM60. The suspect has been detained at Sibu Jaya police lockup for […]