Teen arrested for illegal World Cup betting
BAU: Police have nabbed a young lass for allegedly carrying out illegal ‘FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022’ betting activities in an operation codenamed Ops Soga yesterday (Dec 6). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the 19-year-old female suspect was detained at approximately 4pm at a convenience store in Singai Tondong. “We seized a phone, a […]
Drugs worth over RM640k confiscated, dealer held
SIBU: The Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) made a recent arrest of a suspected drug dealer and seized various drugs worth more than RM640,000. The drugs with a total of weight of 14.12kg made it the second-largest drug seizure in Sarawak thus far. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri in a press […]
Three nabbed for drug abuse in Bintulu
BINTULU: Three local man have been apprehended by police for involving in drug abuse activities at a nearby budget hotel in town. According to Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit, Bintulu’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department took down the trio at Pasar Lama on Dec 2 (Friday). “The suspects, age between 18 and 28, were involved in […]
Man detained in botched ‘grab-and-slash’ robbery attempt
BINTULU: A local man has been detained by police for injuring two people with a sharp weapon after committing a robbery at a supermarket. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit stated that the man was detained on Dec 1 at a supermarket area in Bintulu town. “Further investigation of the incident found that the suspect was […]
Police arrests man in viral road rage incident
BINTULU: Police here have arrested a local man for allegedly hitting and threatening a road user in front of an eatery along Mile 5, Jalan Bintulu-Miri last Tuesday (Nov 29). The incident, which was recorded by a member of the public, had since gone viral on social media. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the […]
Two nabbed for traffic offences
SIBU: Two youths were arrested during the ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ which was conducted at Jalan Awang Ramli Amit and Dataran Sibu here last night. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the two youths, both male aged 16 and 27, are being investigated under Section 42 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. “The […]
Local suspect, 40, held for having drugs
SIBU: Police here arrested a 40-year-old man here on suspicion of drug possession. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the local man was picked up around 3pm yesterday in a public toilet at Lorong Salim. “An inspection conducted found him in possession of a plastic packet containing crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine,” he […]
Two armed robbery cases believed solved
MIRI: Police believed they have solved two armed robbery cases involving valuables more than RM100,000 in Bekenu and Miri with the arrest of 10 suspects including a foreign national, on November 16. According to Sarawak Police Commissioner Dato’Mohd Azman Sapri all suspects aged between 40 and 50 years-old were apprehended during an operation dubbed Ops […]
Police release PBK chief, four others
KUCHING: Police have released Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan along with four other party members who were arrested in connection with three videos that went viral on social media in relation to a protest convoy around Kuching on Wednesday. The five of them are Phang Aik Hua, 59; Chan Chee Wei, 59; […]
Man detained, drugs worth RM20k seized
MIRI: Police arrested a local man and seized drugs worth RM20,200. A 26-year old man who works as a car was picked up from a house at Hooven Garden here in a raid around 12.30am on Tuesday. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said narcotics police found 11 packets of what is believed to be […]
