Man nabbed on suspicion of drug possession
SIBU: A 39-year-old local man may face the death penalty after he was allegedly found with various drugs worth more than RM73,000 here last Friday (May 5). Sibu Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today said the suspect was arrested at Jalan Teo Loh here by police personnel from the Sarawak Narcotics Crime […]
Six nabbed for illegally possessing bird nests worth RM3mil
SIBU: Six locals including a woman have been arrested for possession of bird nests worth RM3.091 million in an operation to crack down on illegal swiftlet farming on Wednesday (May 3). Sibu Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects were arrested in a joint operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu Khazanah’ with the Marine Police Region […]
Man fined RM2,500 for threatening girlfriend with knife
KUCHING: A man was arrested for pointing a knife at his girlfriend and stealing her smartphone, including RM150 in cash. The action landed James Ting Wei Liong, 21, in trouble as he was fined RM2,500 in default four months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Ting, who works as a shop assistant, pleaded […]
Cops nab senior citizen for attempted armed robbery using toy pistol
IPOH: Police arrested a 66-year-old man when he tried to rob a mobile phone shop using a toy pistol in Jalan Onn Jaafar, here, last Saturday (22 April). Ipoh District Police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said they received information regarding the incident at about 4 pm. “A team from the Pekan Bharu police station sped […]
Indian police arrest Sikh separatist leader
NEW DELHI: Indian police on Sunday arrested Sikh leader Amritpal Singh, weeks after launching a massive crackdown on his supporters. He was arrested from Punjab state’s Moga district, about 100 kilometres from the regional capital Chandigarh. The police have invoked provisions of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Amritpal, who faces charges of attempted […]
Five men arrested for assaulting, throwing woman under a bridge
SHAH ALAM: Police arrested five men believed to have been involved in assaulting, slashing and injuring a woman before throwing the victim under the Kampung Sawah Banting bridge in Selangor. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said police received a tip-off from the public last Thursday at 3.25 am […]
Three held for gambling offences in Kuching
KUCHING: Police here recently arrested three locals who were allegedly running gambling activities around the city in an eight-day operation. The operation, codenamed Ops Dadu, was carried out by the D7 branch of the Kuching Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from April 8 to 15. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, in a statement, said the […]
Man detained for allegedly uploading racist comments on social media
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested Roslizal, 46, yesterday for allegedly uploading tweets with racist comments on social media that could trigger public order issues. Royal Malaysia Police corporate communications head ACP A. Skandaguru said Roslizal was arrested by the Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Classified Crime Investigation Unit at 6.30 pm in the federal capital. […]
17 held for illegal online gambling
KUCHING: A total of 17 people were arrested for illegal online gambling in a seven-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation, carried out by the D7 branch of the Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Kuching district police headquarters, was held from April 1 to 7. Five […]
Three arrested for alleged drug-related activities
KUCHING: Narcotics police arrested three local men for engaging in drug-related activities yesterday (April 8). Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrest happened in a vehicle by the side of the road at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol. Further investigations found that all the suspects possessed plastic packets containing crystalline substances believed to […]