Amok arrested for threatening parents
MIRI: Police detained a local man for threatening to kill his parents on Friday. Miri district deputy police chief, Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said the suspect, aged 34, was picked up by a CID team around 11.30am to assists in their investigation over the alleged threat. During the arrest, the police also seized a machete, […]
Fleeing drug abusers leave behind their bikes
BAU: A group of individuals believed to be involved in substance abuse at Kampung Lidah Tanah here fled, leaving behind motorcycles and drugs in several plastic packets. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division were patrolling the village around 9.30pm on Friday (Apr 8). They came […]
Man with imitation pistol detained
MIRI: Police here arrested a man believed to be a road bully after he allegedly pointed an imitation pistol at a road user at Permyjaya traffic light on Thursday. The 43-year-old suspect was arrested by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for possessing an imitation firearm. Miri deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said an investigation […]
Man held for illegally transporting fuel
MIRI: A man was arrested after he was found carrying eight barrels of diesel and petrol without a permit on his pickup truck yesterday. The man, in his 40s, was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ around 11am at the parking area of a commercial centre at Taman Tunku here. Sarawak Marine Police Region […]
Juvenile arrested for posting naked videos of ‘girlfriend’
MIRI: Police arrested a teenager here for allegedly posting naked videos of his ‘girlfriend’ who is below 12-years-old. The 17-year-old suspect from Kuala Lumpur reportedly posted the lewd recordings of the child from Miri on his Instagram page. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed this, said the suspect was arrested by members of the […]
Foreign woman held for faking Malaysian IC
KUCHING: Police have arrested a foreign woman for misusing a copy of a Malaysian identity card to seek treatment at a hospital here. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a report on the offence was received at 10.53am on Tuesday. “The suspect was found to have checked into the hospital ward using a copy […]
Man possessing psychotropic pills detained
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man who had acted suspiciously behind a bus terminal at Jalan Setia Raja here. The 32-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly involved in substance abuse during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ around 1.40pm on Friday. Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said police inspections found a plastic […]
Meth worth RM5k seized, two arrested
MIRI: Police seized methamphetamine worth RM5,050 and arrested two local men following a raid on a house in Kampung Padang Kelulit, Bekenu on Tuesday (Mar 15). The suspects, aged 25 and 44, were picked up at 7.30pm. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said teams from the Miri and Marudi Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) […]
Man detained for abusing son
MIRI: Police have arrested a man for allegedly abusing his 11-year-old son on Saturday night. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said, the 44 year-old suspect was arrested around 9.50pm after police received an emergency alert on the incident. “The police received a report that a man was abusing the victim,” said Hakemal. Following the […]
Suspected drug peddlers nabbed
SERIAN: Narcotics police here arrested two local men for allegedly possessing drugs believed to be methamphetamine on Saturday (Mar 12). Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, said the drugs weighing 12.84g and stored inside 22 straw tubes and 12 plastic packets, were seized as evidence. He said a raid was carried out at an unnumbered […]