Six held for illegal gambling
BAU: Police arrested six men for playing ‘holo’ – an illegal dice-based gambling at a house in Taman Siniawan, Jalan Kuching-Bau last night (Jan 23). Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said an operation codenamed ‘Op Limau’ was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) around 10.45pm. “The local suspects aged between 21 and […]
Youths nabbed for riding motorcycles dangerously
SIBU: Two male teenagers were arrested for performing dangerous motorcycle stunts on the road during the ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ here yesterday (Jan 20). The operation, conducted by Sibu Traffic Police Division together with the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division, was held from 9pm until 3am at Jalan Awang Ramli Amit and Dataran Sibu. Sibu […]
Six men from Kampung Astana Lot arrested for drugs
KUCHING: Narcotics police here arrested six men at Kampung Astana Lot on Thursday (Jan 19) for substance abuse and distribution. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrests were carried out around 1.50am after receiving information pertaining to the activities. “Inspections led to the seizure of 29 plastic packets containing drugs believed to be syabu, […]
Over 800 arrested in Miri for drug-related offences in 2022
MIRI: Police here arrested 849 people for various drug-related offences last year compared to 563 persons in 2021. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu stressed that the law was serious in preventing and eradicating drug -related activities. He noted that Miri police had succeeded in reducing the crime rate by 51 per cent last year, […]
Drugs worth almost RM300k seized, duo nabbed
MIRI: Various types of drugs valued at RM297,347.50 were seized by the police on Monday night during a raid following the arrest of two local men at Bintang Commercial Centre here. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the raid was held around 11.30 pm by a team of Miri Police Narcotic Investigation Department. […]
Miri cops nab six over armed attack in Jalan Bintang
MIRI: Six local men have been arrested by the police today in connection with an attack incident that went viral on social media. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement today, said the suspects, aged 19 to 34, were apprehended by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel for […]
Duo nabbed for having diesel without permit
BINTULU: Two men were arrested for allegedly possessing and transporting diesel in a van without any permit on Friday (Jan 6) in Bintulu. Bintulu district police chief Supt Bartholomew Umpit said that both suspects were arrested after the police were led to the discovery of a 1,000 litre tank stored at the back of the […]
Fishing boat detained, six arrested for violating licence terms
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a local fishing boat for allegedly fishing outside the permitted zone yesterday (Jan 4). MMEA Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the arrest took place some nine nautical miles off Kuala Tatau around 10.30am. The boat was operated by six crew members including […]
Eight held for illegal cockfighting in Simunjan
SIMUNJAN: Police arrested eight men for allegedly engaging in a cockfighting session in Kampung Entaggor Sebuyau on New Year’s Eve (Dec 31). Simunjan OCPD DSP Wong Tee Kue said the raid was conducted following intelligence monitoring by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). “Upon realising the presence of the police at the scene, several of the […]
3 arrested for drink-driving at Jalan Tabuan
KUCHING: The police detained three men in Jalan Tabuan here last night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said that the suspects, aged 36, 51, and 58 years, were found to have alcohol content exceeding the permissible limit when they were tested using an […]