Duo held for suspected involvement in drug
BINTULU: Two local men were arrested on suspicion of substance abuse yesterday by the Narcotics police. According to Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, the suspects, aged 26 and 37, were arrested at Jalan Sebiew and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn. “One of them was found to be in possession of 0.5g of […]
‘Superman’ riders arrested in Bintulu
BINTULU: Traffic police here arrested three locals for riding their motorcycles dangerously and recklessly at Jalan Paragon last Sunday. The operations, codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ and ‘Ops Bersepadu’, were carried out by the Bintulu traffic police division from 7.30pm on Sunday to 2am yesterday. During the operation, the team spotted three men pulling off dangerous […]
21 held in swoop, drugs worth RM13,000 seized
KUCHING: Twenty-one locals were arrested and drugs worth over RM13,000 seized in a special narcotics operation in Betong last Saturday (June 18). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the operation conducted by the Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was held from 12pm to 6.30pm at Jalan Tisak and Beladin. “During the […]
21 held in entertainment centre bust
KUCHING: Police recently raided an entertainment centre at Tabuan and arrested 21 locals for engaging in drug activities. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri told a press conference today (June 20) that the operation was carried out from 12.30am to 2am last Wednesday (June 15). All of the suspects, comprising 17 men and four […]
5 held for alleged involvement in substance abuse
BINTULU: Five locals including a woman were arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse with a seizure of 9.3g of drugs believed to be syabu over the weekend. Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement said the district’s narcotic police had arrested four individuals around Jalan Pisang Keling and Jalan Abang Galau last Saturday. All […]
Junkie held, drugs seized
BINTULU: Narcotic police here busted a suspected junkie and seized drugs believed to be syabu last Friday. In a statement, Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the team arrested a local man on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse around Jalan Pedada. The team managed to seize 0.5g of drugs believed to be […]
Habitual offenders among three held
PADAWAN: Police have arrested two local men who have a chequered criminal history as well as a local woman for suspected involvement in a vehicle theft. Acting on public information at about 9.15am, a motorcycle patrol unit was despatched to Lorong 3, Jalan Stephen Yong yesterday. In a statement Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin […]
Man, 20, held for drugs
SIBU: A 20-year-old man was arrested today for possession of drugs at a house in Sungai Bidut here. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today, said the man was detained at about 9.30am by a team of Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) here. “As a result of the inspection on a […]
Four locals held for drugs
BINTULU: Narcotic police here on two consecutive days arrested four locals on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse activities. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the first two male suspects were arrested around Jalan Tun Hussein Onn Wednesday (June 15). During an inspection, police found nothing illegal on the men; […]
Youth earns 15 months for removing monitoring device
SIBU: A 22-year-old man placed under police surveillance with an electronic monitoring device (EMD) will now spend the next 15 months in prison for removing the device. Albert Welson who told police on June 10 that someone had stolen the device was arrested after police did not buy his story. In court today (June 15) […]
