Three successful operations by GOF
KUCHING: Sarawak Brigade General Operations Force (PGA) succeeded in their three operations namely in ‘Ops Libas’ and ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ yesterday. According to Commander of Sarawak PGA SAC Mancha Ata the first success of Ops Benteng Covid was on last Wednesday, when Sarawak GOF personnel arrested a man at Raso Post, Lundu around 9.30pm. The […]
Trio arrested for assaulting satay seller
KUCHING: Three men were nabbed in less than 24 hours after assaulting a satay seller at Jalan Batu Kawa here on Tuesday. Padawan District Police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 3am incident happened near Kampung Stapok when the male victim, 29, was on his way back to his home According to Aidil, the victim’s […]
Drugs worth RM5.6 mil seized
KUCHING: Sarawak police successfully seized various kinds of drugs worth a total of about RM5.6 million from January to May this year. State Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department chief, ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin said the drugs Ecstasy recorded the highest seizure value at RM2,672,210, followed by Syabu (RM2,236,546.50), Ketamine (RM545,862), Eramin (RM113,120), Marijuana (RM24,105.20) and Nospan (RM1,536). […]
Cops arrest man for drug abuse
The 21-year-old was picked up at a field in Kampung Sibuluh by a police team, which stopped the suspect, who was on a motorcycle. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said 01.95 grammes of drugs, believed to be syabu, was found on the suspect. “The drug was found inside a small, clear plastic bag kept in […]
Desperate couple jailed for theft
MIRI: Having lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a couple had taken the desperate measure of stealing from a supermarket to feed their child. They were arrested on June 10, and on last Tuesday they were produced in front of Magistrates Leona Dominic Mojiliu and Md Syafique Md Hilmie for sentencing in different […]
Nabbed for injuring man with rim lock iron
PADAWAN: A man was arrested for injuring a victim with a rim lock iron at Kampung Haji Baki last Tuesday. According to Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the suspect, 23, was arrested at 3.05pm in his house at Jalan Batu Kitang. “The victim, 25, lodged a report last Monday, stating that the suspect […]
Three arrested for alleged drug abuse
KUCHING: Three men were nabbed by police for alleged drug abuse in Matang last Tuesday. The suspects, aged between 25 and 28, were arrested at a parking lot at Taman Malihah by a team of police and Padawan District’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Department. Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said police found a small […]
Civil servant, foreigner among 15 nabbed in drug bust
KAPIT: A civil servant and a foreign woman were among 15 individuals arrested following a raid in Kapit Market and Kampung Cina last Friday for possession and testing positive of drugs. Kapit OCPD Dept Supt Freddy Bian Stanislaus Bian said all the suspects — between the ages of 24 and 47— were detained by a […]
Two men nabbed for syabu
KUCHING: Police have arrested two men suspected of being involved in substance abuse and drug possession in a rented room at Mile 7 Market, Kota Sentosa. Padawan OCPD Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the arrests of two individuals aged 26 and 34 took place around 3pm yesterday. “A team of personnel from Padawan Narcotics Criminal […]
Man arrested for alleged involvement in online gambling
SIBURAN: Police have arrested a local man for allegedly being involved in an online gambling activity on Thursday (June 4) at Beratok Bazaar Mile 21, Kuching-Serian Road. Padawan district police Chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the man was arrested following a 8.20pm raid at a convenience store in Beratok Town District. “A team from Padawan […]