Indonesian man arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs
SERIAN: An Indonesian man was arrested by General Operation Force (GOF) for allegedly trafficking drugs worth more than RM530,000 last Saturday Dec 26). Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the incident happened around 4pm near Sungai Paoh area. A team of GOF 11th Battalion were carrying out ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ when they spotted […]
Covid-19 SOPs observed in arrest of alien
BAU: An undocumented immigrant was arrested for entering Sarawak via a rat trail last Sunday (Dec 13). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest took place around Kampung Skibang near the Malaysia-Indonesia border at about 4.57pm. An enforcement team comprising Bau police and the army was carrying out patrols in the area when […]
Teen held in online gambling raid
SIBURAN: Police arrested a teenage boy in an illegal online gambling raid in a coffee shop on Monday (Dec 14). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a police team carried out an ‘Ops Dadu’ raid at a premises in Siburan Town District around 2.40pm. The team found the boy sitting at a table. “Inspections […]
Man arrested for drug possession
SIBURAN: A local man was arrested for drug possession in his home at Kampung Siburan, Jalan Kuching-Serian on Monday (Nov 16). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the arrest by a Padawan NCID team took place around 11.15am. When the team arrived, they were greeted by the 40-year-old man and house inspections were conducted […]
Man arrested for illegal online gambling
BAU: A man was arrested for being involved in an illegal online gambling activity. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the arrest took place at a convenience store here at 1.15pm on Sunday (Nov 15). The 22-year-old man was found sitting behind a counter upon policemen’s arrival. Items seized included a phone and […]
Youth nabbed for stealing money from surau
KUCHING: Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole donation money at a surau near Taman Won Baru, Jalan Matang. Kuching district police chief, ACP Awang Din said the 18-year-old unemployed suspect had entered the surau in a suspicious manner — as seen through CCTV footage inside the surau. Early investigation found the suspect entering […]
Repeat offender caught stealing
MIRI: A 31-year-old local man who was just released from police lock-up was caught stealing again. The suspect was out from police custody for just a week but on Friday evening (Oct 23) he was arrested and detained again for motorcycle theft. He was picked up at a five-foot way of a building in Piasau, […]
Man held for having protected birds, tortoises
KUCHING: A man was arrested by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for illegally possessing 42 protected birds and three tortoises last Thursday (Oct 22). In a statement issued, the corporation’s enforcement officers were patrolling in Pending Industrial Estate around 11am and spotted the animals in the cages. “The team saw several birdcages at the backyard […]
One arrested, one at large for violating SOP
SIBU: Refusing to be instructed to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) when entering Sibu Central Market here last Saturday (Oct 10), two men punched a security guard. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, who confirmed the incident, said the two suspects, aged 25 and 39, was believed to be drunk at […]
Man detained for threatening wife
SIBU: A woman here lodged a police report against her husband for allegedly abusing and threatening her. Following the report, a police team arrested the man in his 40s in the city centre. The victim said she feared for her safety after she saw a gun in her husband’s car on Saturday morning (Sept 26) […]
