Duo arrested, diesel and cargo ship seized
SIBU: Marine police arrested two men and seized a cargo ship with 17,000 litres of diesel on board during the ‘Ops Kontraban’ operation. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the marine police spotted the suspicious cargo ship sailing in the Kerto Island waters. In a statement today, he said the marine police […]
Duo nabbed, drugs worth RM72k seized
MIRI: Police here have arrested two local men and seized 2,000 grammes of methamphetamine valued at RM72,000 during an operation on Friday night. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the duo was detained by a team of Miri District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division around 9.45 pm by the roadside of an undisclosed location. […]
Jalan Stutong eatery heist solved with arrest of second suspect
KUCHING: Another suspect involved in the recent armed robbery at an eatery in Jalan Stutong here, was arrested on Thursday (Jan 26) evening. The suspect was arrested around 7.30 pm by a special task force formed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Sarawak Contingent Police. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah told reporters […]
Eight men in Kapit arrested for cockfighting
KAPIT: Police disrupted a Chinese New Year (CNY) cockfighting ring set up at an open field at Rh Nyawai, Jalan Bena here and arrested eight men. Kapit acting OCPD ASP Anthony Apui said the raid codenamed ‘Op Limau’ was carried out following a public tip-off around 3.30pm. “As soon as the police arrived at the […]
Six held for illegal gambling
BAU: Police arrested six men for playing ‘holo’ – an illegal dice-based gambling at a house in Taman Siniawan, Jalan Kuching-Bau last night (Jan 23). Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said an operation codenamed ‘Op Limau’ was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) around 10.45pm. “The local suspects aged between 21 and […]
Youths nabbed for riding motorcycles dangerously
SIBU: Two male teenagers were arrested for performing dangerous motorcycle stunts on the road during the ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ here yesterday (Jan 20). The operation, conducted by Sibu Traffic Police Division together with the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division, was held from 9pm until 3am at Jalan Awang Ramli Amit and Dataran Sibu. Sibu […]
Six men from Kampung Astana Lot arrested for drugs
KUCHING: Narcotics police here arrested six men at Kampung Astana Lot on Thursday (Jan 19) for substance abuse and distribution. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the arrests were carried out around 1.50am after receiving information pertaining to the activities. “Inspections led to the seizure of 29 plastic packets containing drugs believed to be syabu, […]
Over 800 arrested in Miri for drug-related offences in 2022
MIRI: Police here arrested 849 people for various drug-related offences last year compared to 563 persons in 2021. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu stressed that the law was serious in preventing and eradicating drug -related activities. He noted that Miri police had succeeded in reducing the crime rate by 51 per cent last year, […]
Drugs worth almost RM300k seized, duo nabbed
MIRI: Various types of drugs valued at RM297,347.50 were seized by the police on Monday night during a raid following the arrest of two local men at Bintang Commercial Centre here. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the raid was held around 11.30 pm by a team of Miri Police Narcotic Investigation Department. […]
Miri cops nab six over armed attack in Jalan Bintang
MIRI: Six local men have been arrested by the police today in connection with an attack incident that went viral on social media. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement today, said the suspects, aged 19 to 34, were apprehended by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel for […]
