31-year-old detained for drug abuse

MIRI: Miri Narcotics Investigation Department (NCID) seized illegal substance believed to be methamphetamine weighing 0.3g during a raid on Friday near Kampung Pulau Melayu here. A 31-year-old suspect was detained during the 10.30am raid inside the Ex-Police Association of Malaysia’s building. The suspect was believed to have been involved in drug abuse and is being […]

Roadblock puts paid to man’s inter-district travel plans

KUCHING: A driver under the influence of alcohol thought he could sneak from Padawan to Kuching despite the inter-district travel ban. The man, aged in his 20s, didn’t get far because he was stopped and arrested at a roadblock mounted at Jalan Lapangan Terbang at 3.15am this morning. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din […]

Dope worth RM6.5k seized

BINTULU: A foreigner, believed to be a drug dealer, was arrested and drugs worth RM6,500 seized from him in a raid on Sunday (May 24). Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 35-year-old unemployed man was picked up by a team from the Bintulu Police Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division during an operation conducted […]

Man arrested for vulgar gestures

SIBU: A 46-year-old truck driver was arrested by police for making a vulgar gesture to a traffic policeman when he was issued a summons for parking his vehicle in a restricted area. The incident happened at 8am at Jalan Bengkel here on Sunday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, who confirmed the incident, […]

Former soldier held for abusing daughter

KUCHING: A father was arrested by police yesterday for abusing his daughter in a house at Lorong 4, Taman Matang Ville. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a report on the incident was lodged on Mar 21. The complainant, the man’s daughter and a student, lodged the police report after she was brutally […]

Man with RM4,785 worth of drugs arrested

SIBU: Police have arrested a man for possessing RM4,785 worth of drugs during a raid at a workshop at Jalan Lanang here yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the raid was carried out by a team of personnel of the Narcotic Criminal Investigations Division at 12.30pm. He said that the 41-year-old-man, […]

Man arrested for animal cruelty

KUCHING: A man was arrested by police yesterday for allegedly trapping and killing a cat at his house at Jalan Ensing Timur, Batu Kawa. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 43-year-old florist was nabbed around 4pm. He said they received a report from a complainant who took videos and pictures of the […]

Defiant man arrested

BAU: A local man who was given warnings not to defy the movement control order (MCO) by police not once but thrice, was arrested yesterday at Jalan Dahan Estates, Bau. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon stated that the 32-year-old offender was arrested during a snap check and MCO monitoring yesterday morning. “The offender […]

Mechanic nabbed for flouting MCO

MUKAH: A 21-year-old mechanic was arrested for flouting the movement control order (MCO) while riding a motorcycle here last Saturday. On April 18 at 9pm, a police team led by Insp Mohamad Haslee Sapiee spotted a man riding a motorcycle at the junction of Jalan Tutus Hulu here. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau […]

No compound but arrest awaits MCO violators

PUTRAJAYA: Beginning tomorrow, those who violate the Movement Control Order (MCO) which enters its third phase will no longer be issued with compound notice by police, but instead, they will be arrested and charged in court. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said as of yesterday, the cumulative number of those arrested for […]