70 hauled up as cops crush city drug network
KUCHING: A week-long narcotics operation landed 70 individuals behind bars, dealing a major blow to the city’s drug network and reinforcing police stand that there will be no safe haven for traffickers and users alike. Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the operation, codenamed ‘Op Tapis Khas’, was carried out from Oct 13 […]
Suspicious man nabbed in Saratok, tests positive for drugs
SARATOK: A local man behaving suspiciously in the town area yesterday (Oct 19), turned out to have two prior records and tested positive for narcotics. The 46-year-old from Miri was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ following a tip-off about his behaviour. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggil said a police team was […]
Two men nabbed over Bintawa shop break-in
KUCHING: Police have arrested two men, a local and a foreign national, suspected of breaking into a shop at Bintawa here on Saturday. Both suspects, who are in their 30s, were picked up by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at a residential area in Batu Kawa, Padawan, at around 5:00 pm. Kuching Police Chief, ACP […]
32-year-old man arrested over road rage incident
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 32-year-old local man suspected of involvement in criminal intimidation and vehicle mischief that occurred at the Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho junction here yesterday (Thursday). Kuching District Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said acting on information, the suspect was nabbed at 11:50 pm on the same day at a parking […]
Two men in their 30s picked up for drug offences
SRK: Police arrested two men in their 30s in Bintangor area for suspected involvement in drug-related activities. The suspects, aged 34 and 39, were nabbed during an Ops Tapis operation at 8.15 pm yesterday. Meradong District police chief DSP Tansli Mering said the suspects were later brought to the Meradong district police headquarters for further […]
Labourer tests positive for meth after being arrested for drug possession
SELANGAU: Narcotics police arrested a labourer for possessing suspected methamphetamine during an operation along Jalan Sibu–Bintulu yesterday (Oct 13). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the arrest was made at around 11.30 am following intelligence and surveillance. The 23-year-old suspect was detained in front of an unnumbered house after he was suspected of […]
Man with prior records held for drug possession
KAPIT: Police arrested a local man for allegedly having suspected syabu in his possession by the roadside along Jalan Selirik. The district’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) picked up the suspect after officers found him acting suspiciously on Sunday (Oct 12). “A body search led to the discovery of five small plastic packets containing crystalline […]
20 nabbed after foreign-run online gambling den uncovered
BINTULU: A month of meticulous surveillance paid off when immigration officers swooped in on a house believed to be operating as an online gambling call centre, uncovering a covert hub run by Indonesian nationals. Coordinated by the Security and Enforcement Monitoring Unit (UPKP), 24 enforcement officers from Bintulu, Sri Aman and Sarikei Immigration Divisions stormed […]
10 men nabbed for various drug-related offences
SARATOK: Police here arrested 10 men in a series of operations between Oct 9 and 11 for drug-related offences. Saratok District police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the arrests were made during Ops Tapis Khas and Ops Bersepadu Cegah Jenayah. He said during Ops Tapis Khas in the town here and Kabong/Roban areas on Oct […]
11 Chinese nationals nabbed in luxury condo online gambling raid
PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department busted an online gambling syndicate operating covertly from a luxury residence with the arrest of 11 Chinese nationals during a special operation at Jalan P. Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday (October 9). Immigration Director-General, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, said that during the 3:50 pm operations, personnel from the department’s Intelligence and Special […]