Father-son duo held for alleged armed robbery
KUCHING: A father and son were arrested by the police for suspected involvement in an armed robbery at a 24-hour convenience store in Jalan Sultan Tengah. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said they received a report on the incident around 11.50pm last Friday (Mar 3). A suspect armed with a samurai sword entered the […]
Cops bust drug syndicates, seize RM2 mln worth of drugs
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted three drug distribution syndicates around the Klang Valley, with a value of seized drugs worth RM2 million in a series of raids from Feb 27 to March 1. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said five men and a local woman, aged between 21 and 44, were arrested in […]
Man arrested in Peru for carrying ancient mummy
ANKARA: Police in Peru have arrested a delivery man in the southern city of Puno after discovering a 600 to 800-year-old mummy in his cooler bag. According to local media, police found the mummy while patrolling a park where 26-year-old Julio Cesar Bermejo was drinking with two other men. The mummy was found ‘in a […]
Tabuan Tranquility road bully finally in handcuffs
KUCHING: The road bully who was recently viralled for riding his motorcycle recklessly and provoked other road users along Jalan Tabuan Tranquility last week, was finally arrested by police on Monday (Feb 27). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrest was made by a team led by Insp Ngang Kalimpot after acting on […]
Cops seize drugs worth RM36,000 hidden in tyre
MIRI: Narcotics police intercepted a car at the Sungai Tujuh border (Sarawak-Brunei border) yesterday and found drugs weighing 1,000gm hidden inside the spare tyre. The seized drugs were valued around RM36,000. Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said a local couple was detained for questioning. The arrest was made around 3pm. Also seized were […]
Man killed by own brothers in freak hunting accident
BAU: Two men were arrested yesterday after accidentally shooting their own brother after going out hunting. According to Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, they received a call from Bau Hospital on Thursday (Feb 16) reporting that a man had died after being shot while hunting with his two brothers at a nearby jungle in […]
Man arrested for meth possession, may face death penalty
SIBU: Police arrested a 32-year-old local man after seizing drugs estimated to be worth almost RM13,000 from him yesterday (Feb 16). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was arrested at a hotel in Lorong Ek Dee here at 7.10pm. “Seven packets containing crystallised substance believed to be methamphetamine with a total weight […]
Single mom held for sale of illegal lottery
PADAWAN: A single mother was arrested for allegedly selling illegal lottery yesterday (Feb 15). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the ‘Ops Dadu’ arrest at a shop in Mile 17, Jalan Kuching-Serian here, was carried out around 3.15pm by a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) team. “They detained a 23-year-old woman for […]
Seven busted for drug abuse
PADAWAN: Narcotics police arrested seven local men for alleged substance abuse and seized over RM3,000 worth of various drugs in a raid yesterday (Feb 14). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the raid was conducted around 12.30pm in front of a house at Jalan Sin San Tu, Batu Kawah, here. Following […]
Trio arrested on suspicion of gang robbery in Sibu
SIBU: Police here arrested three people, including a woman, to facilitate investigations into a gang robbery, on Monday (Feb 13). Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a report around 6.20pm from a 44-year-old man claiming that he was robbed of his belongings by two unidentified men. The incident happened in Jalan Market and […]