Need for speed backfires on locals
KUCHING: They felt a need for speed and put pedal to the metal but, unfortunately for them, they sped right into the arms of the law. Traffic police promptly arrested the two locals for testing their vehicles’ speed in Sejingkat on Sunday (July 31). Op Samseng Jalanan was carried out by 23 personnel from the […]
Cops bust cockfighting session
JULAU: Police arrested four men for engaging in an illegal cockfighting gambling session at an oil palm estate in Pakan on Sunday. District police chief, DSP Andam Sulin in a statement today (July 25) said a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted an Ops Dadu swoop at about 2.30 pm. “Seeing the police […]
Two nabbed for being in possession of drugs in Bintulu
BINTULU: Two local men were apprehended by the police for drug abuse and possession as well as intent to distribute illegal substances. The district police arrested the suspects, age 35 and 36, at Jalan Tanjung Batu and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the police has also conducted inspections on […]
30 people rounded up in week-long drug op
KUCHING: Police arrested 30 people and seized various drugs weighing 44.32g in a week-long operation here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah disclosed that the operation was conducted by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division from July 11-17. “A total of 29 men and a woman aged between 21 and 36 were rounded up for alleged involvement […]
Public tipoffs led to mining centres crippled
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak Energy Berhad together with the police and help from public information, led to the successful crippling of two cryptocurrency mining centres here at Uni Central for electricity theft. In a statement, the energy development company said they raided the premises and found 147 mining rigs, routers, modems and other electronic equipment for […]
Army ready to help curb commodity theft
SIBU: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is not limited to safeguarding national security but can also play a role in internal security matters. Brigadier General Abdul Jalal Zaidi Abdul Majid, commander of the 31st Malaysian Infantry Brigade, said as a result, his team is now ready to support the government in efforts to stop the […]
Woman fuming after money stuck inside cash deposit machine
MIRI: A 46-year-old woman lodged a police report on Tuesday (July 5) after her money amounting to RM4,950 got stuck inside a cash deposit machine. According to the complainant, the incident occurred at a bank in Jalan Miri-Pujut here on June 12. “What worries me is that, after depositing the cash into the account belonging […]
Be wary of scam offers, remind police
KUCHING: People should always be wary of lucrative offers that are too good to be true to avoid falling for scams. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that those who received such offers should always refer to the authorities including the police for verification or advice. “There has been an increase in commercial crime […]
Cops pick up man for damaging ATM
PADAWAN: Police have arrested a man on suspicion of damaging a bank’s automatic teller machine (ATM) in Siburan. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 37-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday (June 27) at aound 9am. The suspect, who has no priors, will be investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code […]
Raids net 11 for drugs
BINTULU: Eleven local men were apprehended by the district police on Tuesday (June 21) for alleged drug abuse activities. Bintulu police in their Facebook post on Wednesday (June 22) stated that the arrests were made during raids under operation codenamed Ops Tapis-Khas that were held at Jalan Abang Galau and Jalan Masjid. “The 11 suspects, […]