Viral video suspects held; RM13,000 drugs seized
KUCHING: Four men who tried to escape from the police near Satok were nabbed with over RM13,000 worth of drugs. The four suspects, aged 20, 30, 31 and 34, were also found positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement today said the suspects were arrested by a team from […]
Three labourers held for drug abuse
MUKAH: Three labourers, two of them foreigners, were arrested for drug abuse at two separate locations yesterday. Initial urine screening of the three suspects found them positive for amphetamine. District Police Chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said two Indonesian men were detained at a hut in a farm around 12.45pm. “We found five transparent plastic […]
Man arrested for threatening to burn down longhouse
MIRI: A man from Suai, Niah here has been detained by the police after threatening to burn down a longhouse in Sepupok, Ulu Suai. Earlier on Sunday (April 17), around 7pm, the man, 21, had walked into a ‘bilik’ of the longhouse and brought away a girl, aged 17. Brushing aside the girl’s aunt who […]
Man arrested for allegedly groping female students
KUCHING: A local uncle’s lustful deed of groping female students in the Semariang and Jalan Matang/Depo Link areas has resulted in him being handcuffed. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said the 47-year-old suspect was arrested last Saturday (Apr 16) by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID). He said during the incident […]
Seven men arrested in armed riot probe
PADAWAN: Police here arrested seven men to facilitate investigations into a recent armed riot involving 10 individuals at an eatery at Jalan Matang. In the incident, three victims, reported to have suffered injuries, were taken to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for further treatment. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, in a statement, […]
Detained for grabbing housewife’s buttocks
MIRI: A 25 year-old local man was detained on Saturday night for grabbing a housewife’s buttocks. The incident reportedly happened inside a unit of a Quadruplex flat in Permyjaya on Friday around 12.30 am. Prior to the incident, the suspect had come to look for the victim’s husband in her flat unit. However, when he […]
Brothers arrested for stealing cash register machine
MIRI: Two brothers were detained by the police this morning for stealing a cash register machine containing RM350 from an eatery at Jalan Riam here. The incident, which happened on April 14, was reported by the shop’s owner. The duo, aged 45 and 50 years old, were detained by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation […]
Three hauled up by cops in city swoop
KUCHING: Police here arrested three individuals in an integrated crime prevention and standard operating procedure (SOP) monitoring operation over the weekend. The operation involving 13 officers and 67 personnel from various divisions of Kuching police headquarters (IPD), was held from 10pm on Apr 16 to 3.30am on Apr 17. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in […]
Army foils illegal cross-border dash
LUNDU: The army thwarted an attempt by five locals to sneak five illegal immigrants back into Indonesia yesterday. The First Infantry Division, in a statement, disclosed that they were intercepted around 1.45pm at an oil palm plantation. Five motorcycles were spotted in the oil palm plantation, which is about 735 metres from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. […]
Trio in trouble after Superman stunt
KUCHING: Three youths were arrested for riding their motorcycles dangerously and recklessly along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yaakub in an operation codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, said police spotted three motorcyclists performing ‘Superman’ stunts on their motorcycles. “The team detained the riders at the Datuk Amar Abang Haji […]
