Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Foreigners’ pricey ride to plantations ends in arrest

LUNDU: A planned attempt by two locals to transport eight illegal immigrants from Kampung Selampit jetty to plantations, was thwarted by immigration officers during a special operation. Sarawak Immigration Department director Abdul Halim Abang Naili said the operation, acting on public tip-offs, was carried out on Saturday (Apr 19). At about 2.30 pm, the team […]

Suspect arrested within 24 hours after murder

SRI AMAN: Police have arrested the suspect involved in a murder case at Golden Fame Plantation, Pantu, less than 24 hours after the incident. Sri Aman District Police Chief, Supt Dennis Bunyam, said the suspect, identified as Bakri Zaini, 35, an Indonesian national, was apprehended following a public tip-off and swift action by the investigation […]

777 arrested for drug offences in Brunei as meth seizures skyrocket

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: A total of 777 people have been arrested in Brunei in 2024 for drug-related offences compared to 711 individuals in 2023, Brunei’s Narcotic Control Bureau statistics revealed, reported Xinhua. In total, over 40,000 grams of methamphetamine was confiscated in 2024 compared to more than 4,000 grams in 2023. Methamphetamine was the most […]

GOF seizes logs worth RM5.7mil, arrests 4 locals

SIBU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 400 logs of various types worth RM5.7 million in an operation codenamed Ops Taring Libas at Jalan Selangau here yesterday. Sarawak GOF Brigade Commander, SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang, said the raid, which took place at around 10.00 am, involved a team of police personnel from the […]

Local men arrested for theft of Gastrorx Relief medication

MIRI: Three local men were arrested by police following suspicions of their involvement in a theft case concerning the branded medication, Gastrorx Relief. The arrests took place at a budget hotel in the area late on Monday afternoon (Apr 7). During a raid around 6 pm, officers also seized two units of the medication believed to […]

‘Good Samaritan’ nabbed after stealing RM1,200 from elderly

KUCHING: A cleaner has been arrested for allegedly taking RM1,200 from an elderly man while pretending to assist him with an ATM transaction at a bank in Stutong on Mar 30. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said they received a police report regarding the incident last Wednesday (Apr 2). The incident happened at […]

Foreigner nabbed for killing wife and plantation colleague

SIMUNJAN: Police have arrested an Indonesian man for allegedly murdering his wife and a fellow worker at an oil palm plantation here yesterday. Simunjan police chief DSP Rafhan Kepli, when contacted, confirmed that the incident occurred between 10.30 am and 11 am at a plantation workers’ quarters. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims, a 48-year-old […]

Drug bust nets 30kg of cannabis, suspect remanded

MIRI: A local man has been arrested for suspected drug trafficking following a police operation here, where authorities seized 30 kilogrammes of cannabis worth an estimated RM93,000. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed that a team from the Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) and the Miri NCID carried out the operation […]

Quick rest turns into arrest for motorcycle thief

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A local man was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle after police officers spotted him acting suspiciously by the roadside near the Bukit Berangan Ria commercial lot on Thursday (Mar 27). Kota Samarahan police chief Supt Damataries Lautin said the arrest was made by an MPV team conducting a crime prevention patrol in […]

Police seize drugs worth RM25,278 in two raids

MIRI: Police here seized various types of drugs worth more than RM25,278 in two separate raids on Thursday. Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said that following the raids, two men were arrested on suspicion of being involved in drug distribution activities in the Miri district. “On March 27, at approximately 10 pm, at […]