Arrested for possesing drugs
MARUDI: Narcotic police here arrested a local man on suspicion of possessing drugs worth over RM300 yesterday. Marudi OCPD DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said, in a statement, that the suspect in his 50s, had been involved in substance abuse activities since 2019. “The team detained the suspect around 9.30 pm by the roadside of […]
Four, who admit to taking drugs, arrested
BAU: Four men were apprehended by the district police after they admitted to taking drugs and substances. An official statement from Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division arrested the four men. The suspects were acting suspiciously while the team was patrolling at Kampung Bidi today. “At 10 […]
Shoplifter who stole from supermart held
SIBU: A young man with a previous record for theft was detained after he stole from a supermarket here on Monday (May 16). Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the incident happened at a supermarket in Lorong Chew Siik Hiong around 4pm. He said the suspect, in his early 30s, had placed the […]
Arrested after threatening lives with machetes
MIRI: Two men were arrested by police after threatening lives with machetes in separate cases. In the first case, a 35-year-old man was caught after a police report was lodged. He had threatened a security guard at a guard post in a plantation in Suai. According to the security guard (complainant), on May 14 at […]
Family of four injured in Samarahan robbery
SAMARAHAN: Four members of a family were injured when their house at Kampung Semawang here was robbed. According to Kota Samarahan OCPD DSP Sudirman Kram, the incident took place on May 16 and police had received a report of the robbery. “On Monday at around 2am, the house was robbed while the four occupants were […]
Man, 73, among Indonesian illegals detained at border
SAMARAHAN: A 73-year-old illegal immigrant was among those detained during ‘Ops Benteng’ by the army for crossing the border without relevant papers on Tuesday (May 17). The Malaysia First Infantry Division said there were two separate border crossing incidents – the arrests of transporters and illegal immigrants, and eviction of illegal immigrants at the border. […]
Illegal firecrackers seized, man held
KUCHING: Firecrackers worth RM42,030 were seized from a premises during an anti-smuggling operation carried out by the General Operation Force (GOF) on May 17 in Sibu. The team confiscated 934 boxes of assorted celebration cake repeater firecrackers at the premises. A local man who said he owned the premises was unloading boxes of firecrackers at […]
8 arrested in Miri after testing positive for drugs
MIRI: Eight people who tested positive for drugs at entertainment centres here were arrested by the police during Ops Bersepadu. According to the district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the operation was carried out by a team from Miri Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department and Commercial Crime Investigation Division from May 14 at 9pm to […]
Druggie detained under Ops Tapis
MUKAH: Police detained a 28-year old man believed to be involved in drug abuse at a parking lot in Jalan Pinang Mukah on Friday (May 13). Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the arrest was conducted by the district police’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) during Ops Tapis. “The team conducted a […]
37-year-old junkie detained
MIRI: A 37 year-old unemployed man was apprehended by the police on Friday in front of an eatery premise at Jalan Miri-Bintulu for allegedly being involved in drug abuse. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the suspect was detained around 4.30pm by a team from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID). Following […]