Foreigner among six nabbed for alleged substance abuse
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested six men including a foreigner on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse activities early this week. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said on Monday (July 18), the police arrested four locals and a foreigner aged between 27 and 46, around Jalan Tun Hussien Onn. The next day (July 19), the […]
Snatch thief in custody, teacher recovers necklace
SIBU: Police have arrested a local man for snatching a RM1,500 gold necklace from a woman teacher on Saturday (July 16). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the 43-year-old suspect was arrested around 12.40pm on Monday (July 18). “Also seized from the suspect, was the gold necklace belonging to the 53-year-old victim. “Background checks […]
Online gambling suspect caught
BAU: Police here arrested a local man on suspicion of engaging in an online gambling sales activity in a convenience store along Jalan Joseph Valentine Cotter today. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the Ops Dadu Khas raid was carried out by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) around 2.45pm around town. “This […]
No escape for two burglars
KUCHING: Two burglars were finally apprehended by police in relation to two break-in cases, namely one in June and the recent case this month. The Kuching district police on last Wednesday (July 13) arrested the duo aged 23 and 25 for the house breaking cases that took place in Stutong area. According to local police […]
Illicit fags worth RM826k seized
SAMARAHAN: Boxes of untaxed cigarettes worth around RM826,476 were seized by police in a raid yesterday. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said a team from the General Operation Force (GOF) conducted the raid on that day at around 11am. “The raid took place at Taman Midway Crescent and the team found a […]
Foreigner caught for abusing, distributing drugs
BINTULU: Police here yesterday caught a foreign man who was suspected to be involved in distributing and abusing drugs. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit confirmed that a 44-year-old male foreigner was arrested in the vicinity of Jalan Keppel, here. “Upon his arrest, police found out that the man was involved with distributing as […]
Two caught having substantial illegal diesel
PADAWAN: Marine police here arrested two local men after they were allegedly found to be in possession of over 15,000 litres of diesel without valid documents yesterday. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement, said the raid codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’, was carried out around 6pm at one shed. The […]
Unemployed female, 33, held for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotic police here arrested a jobless woman on suspicion of possessing drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the arrest was made around 11.50am at the Pasar Medan Setiaraja parking lot in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’. During inspections, the 33-year-old suspect surrendered […]
Man arrested in connection with murder in Mukah
MUKAH: Police arrested a 52-year-old man last Sunday (July 10), just hours after he was suspected of killing a single mother of two at a resort here. Police were informed that a woman had died in a room at the resort around 12.35pm, according to Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias. “Based on our investigation, […]
Bau cops arrest man on suspicion of illegal lottery sales
BAU: Police arrested a man for allegedly selling lottery tickets illegally in Jalan Jambusan here Yesterday (July 10). A raid was was carried out on a business premises around 5pm by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said also seized as evidence were a mobile […]