Driver paid RM500 to ferry undocumented couple, trio nabbed in Bau
BAU: Police arrested three Indonesian nationals, including a married couple, at a petrol station along Jalan Tasik Biru here on Friday (Apr 24) for suspected involvement in migrant smuggling. Bau Police Chief, Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the trio were detained at about 5.30 pm while refuelling a Perodua Myvi at a PETRONAS station. […]
11 test positive for drugs, two foreigners detained in Sibu ops
SIBU: Eleven individuals tested positive for drugs while two foreigners were detained during joint enforcement operations at Jalan Bukit Lima here on Thursday (Apr 23). The operations, conducted by the Road Transport Department (RTD) in collaboration with the Immigration Department (JIM) and National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK), were carried out in both morning and night sessions […]
SOSMA invoked as 21 men linked to secret societies remanded
KUCHING: The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) has been invoked against 21 men linked to secret societies, as Sarawak police intensify enforcement and intelligence operations to curb gangsterism in the state. Sarawak Police Commissioner, Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the suspects, arrested on April 15, have since been remanded for 28 days from […]
Two held as cops bust vape drug ring worth RM576,450
KUCHING: A drug distribution network using vape cartridges laced with suspected cannabis liquid has been dismantled following the arrest of two local men in targeted operations around Jalan Setia Raja here. Based on intelligence from the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), the Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) seized 1,281 vape cartridges containing […]
Disabled teen girl allegedly raped five times, widower arrested
SARATOK: A disabled teenage girl has claimed to have been raped five times by a widower, believed to be a neighbour at a longhouse here. Saratok Police Chief, DSP Mathew Manggie, said police received a report from the girl’s mother on Tuesday (April 21) after her daughter complained of pain in her private parts while […]
Local man nabbed with cannabis worth over RM1,300
KUCHING: A local man ended up behind bars after narcotics police found 464 grammes of suspected cannabis in his possession last Thursday (April 16). The operations, carried out by the Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID), was conducted at a house in Kampung Malaysia Jaya, Petra Jaya. Kuching Police said the seized drugs are estimated […]
Police arrest a rider, seize 12 motorcycles in street racing crackdown
MIRI: Police here arrested a 22-year-old man, seized 12 motorcycles, and issued 70 summonses during an overnight crackdown on illegal street racing and reckless riding. The operations, codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’, was carried out between 11:00 pm on Saturday and 5:00 am this morning (April 19) by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the […]
Tip-off ends in arrest, local man tests positive for drugs
SARATOK: A local man was taken into custody for allegedly abusing drugs in Roban on Saturday (April 18). The 25-year-old was picked up following a public tip-off, when a police team led by Inspector Henry moved in to inspect him. He was later taken to Saratok Police Station for a urine screening test, which returned […]
Two local men held over suspected bistro break-in
MIRI: Police have arrested two local men suspected of involvement in a break-in at a bistro in Marina here. Miri Police Chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, said the suspects were detained at about 12:15 pm along Jalan Taman Wah Shin, Mosjaya, following information received. “Police also seized items believed to have been stolen to […]
Man nabbed with drugs in petrol station toilet
MUKAH: A 34-year-old local man was arrested after police found him in possession of suspected drugs during a raid at a petrol station here on Friday (April 17). Mukah Police Chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, said the suspect was detained at about 10:50 am during an integrated crime prevention operation. “The raid was carried out […]