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Eight men arrested for illegal cockfight

MERADONG: Eight men were arrested for cockfighting last Sunday (Oct 10). They were picked up by a police team from the district’s Criminal Investigation Department at an open-space area at Jalan Tanjung Manis around 3.30pm. Meradong police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said the men attempted to flee the scene, however, their efforts were short-lived as […]

Bau cops arrest drug abuse suspects

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BAU: Narcotic police picked up two men in an operation codenamed Ops Tapis at separate locations after they tested positive for drugs, last night (Oct 8). An eight-man team carried out the operation from 9pm to 12.30am to detect individuals believed to be involved in drug activities around the district. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon […]

Man held after assault video goes viral

KUCHING: A man has been arrested following a video of him assaulting his girlfriend at a restaurant in Jalan Pending here went viral on social media. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect was taken into custody when he surrendered at the Kuching District Police Headquarters at about 6pm on Wednesday (Oct 6). “Preliminary […]

Cops arrest four online gambling suspects

PADAWAN: Four men suspected of being online gambling agents were arrested at separate locations during a police operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’. The operation was carried out by the district police task force from 12pm to 3.30pm on Thursday (Sept 30). Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the team raided four eateries at Jalan […]

Drugs worth over RM140,000 seized, two suspects arrested

MIRI: Narcotics police have arrested a couple suspected of being drug distributors and seized from them Ecstasy drugs worth over RM140,000 in a house at Kin Link Garden, Piasau. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol in a press conference on Friday (Oct 1), said a raid on the house by local and state […]

Police arrest three drug possessors in village hut

BAU: Three jobless men were arrested for drug possession valued at RM3,100 in a wooden hut at Kampung Nowang Mile 5 on Saturday (Sept 25). Acting on public information, a narcotic police team led by Sub-Inspector Mapi Sipie, raided the hut around 10.15am. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the […]

Online gambling call centre busted with arrest of trio

PADAWAN: Police here arrested three locals for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling call centre in an apartment last Friday (Sept 24). A team of personnel from Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) and the district’s police headquarters raided the premises at Jalan Stapok Utama around 10.05pm. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who confirmed the […]

End of the road for online gambling centres

KUCHING: Two online gambling operations here were crippled by the police, who also arrested 24 foreign suspects, including seven women. Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police raided two premises located at an apartment in Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli for allegedly acting as a call centre for online gambling activities between 2pm and 10pm […]

Online gambling syndicate crippled

KUCHING: An online gambling syndicate, reportedly reaping profits of about RM360,000 since operating for the past six months, was crippled with the arrest of nine individuals on Monday (Sept 20). Acting on information gathered, a Kuching police team along with Sarawak NCID officers raided a bungalow house at Taman Stutong Indah, Tabuan Jaya around 12pm […]