Security guard held for assaulting colleague over personal debt
KUCHING: Police arrested a security guard who allegedly attacked his colleague with a wooden baton at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) lobby on Monday (Nov 10). The 29-year-old suspect was tracked down and detained shortly after the assault, which left the 55-year-old victim with multiple injuries. Preliminary investigations found that the victim was struck from […]
Two mule account holders arrested in cross-state phone scams
SARATOK: Two local men were arrested recently for allegedly acting as mule account holders for phone scam syndicates operating across several states. They were picked up by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) at separate locations on Nov 10 and 11. District police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the first arrest involved a 23-year-old man […]
Immigration busts syndicate selling fake entry stamps
PUTRAJAYA: Seven individuals, including three foreigners, were arrested on Tuesday during Ops Serkap for their alleged involvement in a syndicate that forged immigration security stamps. Immigration Director-General, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, said they comprised three Malaysian men, one Malaysian woman, and three Vietnamese women aged between 20 and 35. He said intelligence and surveillance revealed that two male suspects had boarded a […]
Police bust ‘love scam’ syndicate targeting Japanese victims, 13 foreigners arrested
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have successfully dismantled a ‘love scam’ syndicate following a raid on Nov 5, arresting 13 foreign nationals involved in an online fraud operation. The suspects, consisting of 11 men and two women, were detained at a house in Kajang, which was being used as a call centre to target victims in Japan. State […]
Malaysian man nabbed in Thailand with 75 kg of ketamine
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian man, who was arresed by Thai authorities along with 75 kilogrammes (kg) of ketamine found in the car he was driving on Thursday, is suspected of acting as a transporter for a cross-border drug syndicate. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) Director, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, said they were informed of […]
Duo arrested for drug abuse in Ops Tapis
SARATOK: A routine anti-drug operation here turned successful when police arrested two local men who tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine on Friday. The suspects, aged 27 and 36, were rounded up during an ‘Ops Tapis’ operation conducted by a special task force and personnel of the Saratok District Criminal Investigation Department (BSJD). Saratok District […]
Duo arrested for drug abuse in Bau
BAU: Two local men have been arrested on suspicion of drug abuse during an operation conducted by the district’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) yesterday (Nov 4). Bau district police chief Supt Mohd Haide A Rahman said the operation was conducted between 1.50 pm and 4.30 pm at Kampung Duyoh Serikin and Kampung Skiat Baru. […]
Labourer arrested with meth on him, tests positive for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a local man for alleged possession of methamphetamine following a raid at Kampung Penipah here yesterday (Nov 3). He was arrested around 11.50 am after officers, acting on gathered intelligence, stopped the 31-year-old suspect who had just returned to an unnumbered house on a motorcycle. Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal […]
Two men arrested over housebreaking incident
MIRI: Police here have detained two local men suspected of being involved in a recent housebreaking incident in the district. The suspects, aged 31 and 35, were picked up on Monday (Nov 3) following a targeted police operation. The operation, led by ASP Goldy Jangan, Officer-in-Charge of Miri Police Station, involved a team from the […]
Three men nabbed for housebreaking and stealing
SERIAN: Police has arrested three local men in connection with a housebreaking and theft case in Serian recently which had caused losses of about RM2,000. Serian district police chief Supt. Freddy Bian Stanislaus Bian said the suspects, aged 25, 28 and 35, were detained on Oct 30 following intelligence gathered by the district police’s Criminal […]