481 druggies nabbed in integrated operations in September
KUCHING: A total of 481 druggies were arrested in integrated operations conducted by the One Stop Committee (OSC) to address drug and substance issues in the state in September. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah who is OSC chairman, said the figure showed an increase of 3.9 percent […]
Labourer arrested for syabu possession
MUKAH: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday (Oct 14) for possessing 0.50g of syabu (methamphetamine) valued at about RM150. The suspect, who works as a labourer, was nabbed at a house in Jalan Sibu-Selangau. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a police team raided the unnumbered house on Thursday at about 3pm. The […]
Man goes berserk, tries to rob supermarket
SIBU: A mentally unstable man was arrested after going berserk and trying to rob a supermarket in Sibu Jaya here on Wednesday (Oct 13). Sibu deputy OCPD Supt Collin Babat said the 37-year-old suspect was armed with a knife. The incident happened around 1.15pm when the suspect entered the supermarket and went into a rage. […]
Two tekongs with three illegals nabbed while 32 others deported
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) has charted six series of successes in Ops Benteng enforcement involving the arrest of two tekongs (trafficking agents) with three illegal immigrants, while 32 others were ordered to return to their home country. GOF Sarawak commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the arrests and deportations were made between Oct 11 […]
Two men nabbed for drug-related offences
BAU: Police arrested two men for drug-related offences on Wednesday. Narcotics police caught the duo in the act of using illegal substances at Kampung Bogag, Jalan Serikin-Bau. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects, aged 23 and 29 years, from Kampung Stass and Kampung Bogag respectively, were arrested at about 11.15am. […]
14 illegal immigrants ordered to return home
KUCHING: Fourteen Indonesian illegal immigrants were ordered to return to their home country after they were caught entering Sarawak via rat trails in Tebedu and Biawak, Lundu recently. They were caught in three separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Malaysian army guarding the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border. A spokesman for the First Infantry Division […]
25-year-old student arrested for mischief
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police here arrested a university student for causing damages to a car at Kampung Mang last Sunday (Oct 10). Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Sudirman Kram, who confirmed the case, said the incident happened around 10am. Prior to the incident, the 50-year-old complainant and his wife were passing through Kampung Mang in a […]
Two robbers of Kenyalang Park jewellery store arrested, cops hunting third man
KUCHING: Police have arrested two of three men who robbed a jewellery store in Kenyalang Park here on Oct 5 and made off with jewellery worth RM30,000. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspects, aged 35 and 61, were nabbed by a CID team in a special operation on Oct 7. Among the items […]
Eight men arrested for illegal cockfight
MERADONG: Eight men were arrested for cockfighting last Sunday (Oct 10). They were picked up by a police team from the district’s Criminal Investigation Department at an open-space area at Jalan Tanjung Manis around 3.30pm. Meradong police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said the men attempted to flee the scene, however, their efforts were short-lived as […]
Bau cops arrest drug abuse suspects
BAU: Narcotic police picked up two men in an operation codenamed Ops Tapis at separate locations after they tested positive for drugs, last night (Oct 8). An eight-man team carried out the operation from 9pm to 12.30am to detect individuals believed to be involved in drug activities around the district. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon […]