Man held for illegally transporting fuel

MIRI: A man was arrested after he was found carrying eight barrels of diesel and petrol without a permit on his pickup truck yesterday. The man, in his 40s, was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ around 11am at the parking area of a commercial centre at Taman Tunku here. Sarawak Marine Police Region […]

Juvenile arrested for posting naked videos of ‘girlfriend’

Police PDRM

MIRI: Police arrested a teenager here for allegedly posting naked videos of his ‘girlfriend’ who is below 12-years-old. The 17-year-old suspect from Kuala Lumpur reportedly posted the lewd recordings of the child from Miri on his Instagram page. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed this, said the suspect was arrested by members of the […]

Foreign woman held for faking Malaysian IC

Police PDRM

KUCHING: Police have arrested a foreign woman for misusing a copy of a Malaysian identity card to seek treatment at a hospital here. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a report on the offence was received at 10.53am on Tuesday. “The suspect was found to have checked into the hospital ward using a copy […]

Man possessing psychotropic pills detained

MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man who had acted suspiciously behind a bus terminal at Jalan Setia Raja here. The 32-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly involved in substance abuse during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ around 1.40pm on Friday. Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said police inspections found a plastic […]

Meth worth RM5k seized, two arrested

MIRI: Police seized methamphetamine worth RM5,050 and arrested two local men following a raid on a house in Kampung Padang Kelulit, Bekenu on Tuesday (Mar 15). The suspects, aged 25 and 44, were picked up at 7.30pm. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said teams from the Miri and Marudi Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) […]

Man detained for abusing son

MIRI: Police have arrested a man for allegedly abusing his 11-year-old son on Saturday night. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said, the 44 year-old suspect was arrested around 9.50pm after police received an emergency alert on the incident. “The police received a report that a man was abusing the victim,” said Hakemal. Following the […]

Suspected drug peddlers nabbed

SERIAN: Narcotics police here arrested two local men for allegedly possessing drugs believed to be methamphetamine on Saturday (Mar 12). Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis, said the drugs weighing 12.84g and stored inside 22 straw tubes and 12 plastic packets, were seized as evidence. He said a raid was carried out at an unnumbered […]

Online gambling suspect nabbed

BAU: A man was nabbed for alleged involvement in online gambling activity at Kampung Pisa Krokong, here on Saturday (Mar 12). Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the man was arrested at a grocery store around 5.50pm during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’ conducted in the district. Police seized a tablet and some cash […]

Man held for running amok

MIRI: A man ran amok on Thursday evening after his father refused his demands for cash. The man also damaged several things at his family’s place in a longhouse at Taman Tuanku Abdul Rahman Lambir here. Following the incident, his father, 77, lodged a police report. Miri Criminal Investigation Department officers later arrested the 30-year-old […]

Held for threatening to kill ex-wife

MIRI: Police earlier this week detained a local man after he allegedly threatened to kill his former wife at a house at Jalan Luak here. The 51-year-old suspect was picked up by a Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at his house in Luak Bay on the same day, less than two hours after the alleged […]