Three job scam victims back from Cambodia
KUCHING: Three of the six locals who were duped by a non-existent job syndicate to work in a call centre in Cambodia have returned safely to their families. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri confirmed this in an exclusive interview with New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak yesterday (Aug 24). “The victims who […]
18 suspected vehicle thieves arrested in two-week ops
KUCHING: A two-week integrated operation codenamed Ops Lejang Khas managed to nab 18 individuals suspected of motorcycle and car thefts here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation, carried out by nine officers and 77 rank-and-file personnel, was held from Aug 9-22. In the operation, a total of 13 vehicles comprising Yamaha motorcycles, Perodua […]
Five vehicle theft gangs busted this year
KUCHING: Police managed to cripple five vehicle theft syndicates this year, with most of the members being foreigners. The latest syndicate was ‘Geng Oscar’, which was busted on July 17, in an operation codenamed Ops Lejang Khas. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a special team arrested five foreign men aged between 24 and 32. […]
Five arrested in Hong Kong over job scams
HONG KONG: Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to Southeast Asia and then held against their will, police announced Sunday. In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos on false promises of romance or high-paying jobs, […]
Woman gets four months in prison for prostitution
SIBU: A woman will have to spend the next four months in prison as she was unable to pay the RM5,000 fine imposed by the Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Aug 19) for prostitution. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar fined the 33-year-old from Julau RM5,000, in default four months’ imprisonment, after she pleaded guilty.She was charged […]
Two suspected thieves nabbed
MIRI: The police arrested a man and a woman believed to be involved in the theft of car tyres and rims here. The two suspects were arrested in an operation codenamed ‘Op Lejang’ on August 18. Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga said three reports were received by the police on similar theft cases. “Based […]
Six wayward high-powered motorbikes seized
SIBU: Traffic police here confiscated six high-powered motorcycles due to its exhaust modifications in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ recently. All of the motorcycles were confiscated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987 and taken to Sibu Traffic Police Station for further actions. Through a statement, police said the operation was carried […]
Foreign young drug dealer held
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested a foreign young lad suspected to be a drug dealer (tokan) for possessing 60g of drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 19-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly distributing and abusing drugs in a building at Pasar Lama Bintulu. “The suspect will […]
Raids net seven for various offences
BINTULU: Seven local men were arrested for various offences in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ recently. The operation conducted by the Traffic Police Division, Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division and the central police station, was held from 7.30pm on Aug 14 until 12.30am on Aug 15 at Jalan Paragon, Pasar Lama, around Assyakirin […]
Man held for uprooting headstones at Muslim cemetery
SIBU: Police have arrested a local man suspected of being involved in uprooting several gravestones at the Al-Qadim Muslim Cemetery here yesterday. The incident has caused a stir among the Muslim community. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said police received a report from a 39-year-old man around 1.20pm claiming that his father’s headstone had been […]