Intoxicated man nabbed for ramming roadblock
MUKAH: A drunken man was arrested by the police for colliding into a roadblock at Jalan Mukah-Balingian during the Chinese New Year celebration. According to Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, the 24-year-old suspect refused to stop his vehicle before colliding into the roadblock. “The suspect refused to stop at the roadblock at […]
Suspected burglar caught
SIBU: Police arrested an unemployed man at a budget hotel here on suspicion of committing burglary and theft. Acting Sibu district police chief Supt Dr Collin Babat said the 26-year-old suspect was believed to have committed the crime at a government-owned education flat in Jalan Disa near here. He said the suspect was detained at […]
Five picked up for illegal gambling at Bau
BAU: Five individuals were arrested for illegal gambling in a police raid early Friday (Feb 4). “The raid was conducted at 12.45am by the Criminal Investigation Division on a house at Taman Mutiara, Jalan Jambusan,” said Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon. “Four men were in the house of another, playing holo, a gambling game. “The […]
Online gambling centres raided last night
BY GERALD GILLES KUCHING: Two online gambling centres operating in two different locations inside an apartment at Jalan Song here were raided simultaneously and successfully busted last night (Feb 1). Kuching district police ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the raid was carried out about 10.30 pm under Ops Ambang Tahun Baru Cina 2022. He said the […]
Customs seizes drug, arrests suspect at courier’s office
BY GERALD GILLES KUCHING: Approximately one kilogramme of ketamine has been seized by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department Sarawak during a raid on a courier company premises at Permy Technology Park, Miri. Sarawak Customs acting director Mohd Nadzri Ariffin said this followed the arrest of a 44-year-old local man at 11.17 am last January 24. […]
Jobless man held for drug abuse
MUKAH: An unemployed man was arrested for suspected drug abuse here on Saturday. The 35-year-old who is believed to have been using drugs since early this month was detained in front of a house at Desa Merpati, said district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias. “The team found a small straw-like packet containing a lump […]
Police seize firecrackers, fireworks worth RM1,100 in Selangau
MUKAH: A total of 239 boxes of firecrackers and 29 boxes of fireworks of various types worth RM1,100 were seized by police in Selangau on Friday afternoon. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a team from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division raided a shop at Selangau new township. The raid […]
Never a good idea to tail anyone
MIRI: An elderly man who tailed a car after he saw his woman friend getting into another man’s vehicle had a rude shock when the latter pulled over and smashed the front portion of his car with a machete. Fearing for his life, the 61-year-old made a quick getaway before more harm was done and […]
Trio held for car theft
MIRI: Three local men were arrested on Friday afternoon after a 50-year-old man reported his car had been stolen from a residential area in Tukau Bakam on Tuesday (Jan 25). Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said two suspects, aged 40 and 57, were picked up at a workshop in Jalan Padang Kerbau around 11.35am with […]
Unemployed man nabbed in Bau
BAU: An unemployed man was apprehended by police here on suspicion of being involved with drug abuse activity. According to Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the arrest on the suspect was made on Friday (Jan 28) at approximately 12.30am. “During Ops Tapis conducted by the district police’s Narcotic Crime Investigation Division, the 23-year-old […]