Siblings nabbed in illegal gambling raid
MIRI: Police detained three female siblings for allegedly running an illegal gambling call-centre in a house here on Thursday. The suspects aged 24, 26 and 30 years were arrested during a raid carried out by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel led by ASP Unang Giang on a house located at Hilltop Garden here. During […]
Power to gambling centres cut off
KUCHING: A convenience store and four residential houses had their power supply cut on suspicion of being involved in gambling activities today. Kuching district police chief, ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the integrated operation was carried out by a team comprising Kuching Crime Investigation Division (CID) led by Insp Muhamad Rizal and Sarawak Energy […]
Illegal gambling raids net seven
KUCHING: Seven individuals including two Indonesians were arrested by the police for allegedly operating two illegal online gambling call centres in two separate raids last Monday (Nov 2). Padawan district police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan explained that the first raid took place at a semi-detached house at Jalan Batu Kawa, Desa Wira around 5.30pm. A […]
Man arrested for DAP service centre burglary
MIRI: A 24-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a recent break-in at the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Miri Pujut service centre. The arrest was made at Pujut Tanjong Batu here by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel following a public tip-off. The team also recovered a stereo speaker believed to have […]
Police nab 12 for illegal gambling
PADAWAN: A luxury condominium unit suspected of operating as an illegal gambling centre in the city was raided last Monday night. Sarawak Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong said that the Ops Dadu raid was conducted by a D7 police team at 10.30pm. Upon inspection, the team found that three rooms have poker […]
Main suspect in toilet attack detained
MIRI: Police here on Thursday detained the main suspect in the attack incident involving a private higher learning institution student. The attack happened at a toilet of a music cafe in Marina Square on October 18. A team of personnel from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detained the suspect, a local aged 21, around […]
Two found possessing shotguns arrested
KAPIT: Two men were arrested for alleged possession of two shotguns in an unnumbered house at KM 5, Jalan Bukit Goram, Sungai Pelajau here last Thursday (Oct 22). Kapit district police chief DSP Freddy Bian Stanislaus said the two suspects aged 46 and 50, were arrested during a raid on the premises at 8pm. He […]
Illegal online gambling call centre busted
KUCHING: Police busted an illegal online gambling call centre at Jalan Sungai Tapang here with the arrest of six local men last Tuesday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a team of Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers raided a rented condominium unit around 4.45pm. During the raid, the team found and arrested six […]
Indonesians arrested in illegal online gambling call centre raid
KUCHING: Eleven individuals, including 10 Indonesians, were nabbed during a raid on an illegal online gambling call centre in Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang here on Monday (Oct 19). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan led a team of Padawan Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers in the raid on a rented apartment around 5.30pm. A local […]
650 cartons of contraband fags seized
ENGKILILI: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) last Monday (Oct 19). seized 650 cartons of contraband cigarettes kept in a house at Jelukong. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said a GOF 10th Battalion team conducted a ‘Ops Libas’ raid on the house around 1pm. The team found the house locked when they arrived […]