Woman arrested for running illegal lottery business
BINTANGOR: A 35-year-old woman was arrested by the police for allegedly running an illegal lottery business without a valid licence at the market area here. Meradong District Police Chief, DSP Tansli Mering, said the arrest was made at 5:55 pm on Thursday following a raid carried out by the district police’s task force team. He […]
Alleged ‘money mule’ arrested for involvement in online phone scam
LUBOK ANTU: A man in his early 20s was arrested by police from the Lubok Antu District Police Headquarters (IPD) for his alleged involvement as a ‘money mule’ in an online phone scam. The operation, led by Inspector Muhammad Asyraf, head of the district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division, took place at Jalan Batang Ai Dam […]
Unemployed man nabbed for allegedly molesting female worker
KANOWIT: An unemployed man was arrested for allegedly molesting a female worker at a shop in town here on Wednesday. Kanowit Police Chief, DSP Junical Ujal, said the incident occurred at around 9:30 am while the victim, a local woman, was working at the premises. “The suspect suddenly approached her, touched her shoulder, and then […]
Four held over illegal dice game
MUKAH: A gambling den operating beneath a swiftlet house in Kampung Tellian Tengah, was busted after police caught four local men red-handed playing the popular dice game — Hoo Hey How (Holo) yesterday. Acting on a tip-off and days of gathered intelligence, a team from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) conducted the ‘Ops Dadu’ raid […]
Cops bust man for having Nospan pills
KABONG: Narcotics police arrested a local man for allegedly having Nospan pills in his possession at Pantai Tanjung Kembang yesterday. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the suspect was arrested by a special task force team under ‘Ops Tapis Khas’, following a tip-off. “A team led by Insp Wealy conducted a check on the […]
Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of teen
LUBOK ANTU: Police arrested a local man in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy on Tuesday. The suspect, in his late 50s and believed to have deviant sexual tendencies, was picked up by a team from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) led by Insp Muhammad Firdaus Saldi at around 9.30 pm […]
Repeat drug offender among two picked up in raid
MUKAH: A man with nine prior drug-related offences was among two locals arrested for suspected drug abuse in Kampung Tegak yesterday. The operation, carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) at around 2 pm, targeted a house suspected of being used for drug abuse activities. Inside the house, police found the two men […]
Man arrested 11 hours after alleged machete assault on wife, daughter
SIBU: Police arrested a local man who allegedly attacked his wife and daughter with a machete during a suspected domestic dispute at a house in Permai Jaya yesterday. The incident is believed to have occurred at around 5 am when the couple’s 20-year-old daughter tried to intervene and was also hurt in the struggle. Both […]
Indian police arrest man for molesting two Australian women cricketers in Indore
NEW DELHI: Indian police on Saturday said a motorcyclist who molested two Australian women cricketers in the central state of Madhya Pradesh has been arrested, reported Xinhua. The two cricketers from the Australian women’s national team were inappropriately touched by a man on Thursday morning in Indore, the largest city in Madhya Pradesh. The incident […]
Mum turns in son as cops net three in drug sweep
SARATOK: A mother’s tough decision to turn in her allegedly drug-addicted son led to his arrest — one of three men picked up by police in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ this week. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the woman had walked into the police station on Monday (Oct 20), informing officers […]