Ops Pusher nets RM1.07 worth of drugs
KUCHING: An operation dubbed Ops Pusher carried out by the police here from Aug 1 to 31 has yielded a seizure of RM1.07 million worth of dangerous drugs. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation has landed 39 arrests for various drug-related offences. “The estimated weight of the seized drugs was 7.1kg, as […]
Cobbler and GOF member probed for killing bipolar man
PADAWAN: A cobbler and a General Operations Force (GOF) personnel have been arrested for allegedly killing a man with bipolar disorder. The alleged murder happened in the backyard of the victim’s neighbour’s house at Kampung Jawa Semenggok, Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian here around 4.30pm on Thursday (Aug 26). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who […]
Two online gambling top-up agents arrested
PADAWAN: Police arrested two online gambling top-up agents at two separate premises in Matang Jaya on Wednesday. The two suspects, both males, aged 22 and 42, admitted to working as online gambling top-up agents for customers around the area. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the arrest was made as part of Ops […]
Teenage couple held for dumping baby
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 16-year-old couple to assist in a probe into a baby-dumping case at Kampung Siol Kandis here early this morning. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the couple, believed to be lovers, was arrested less than four hours after the incident. “Both individuals involved admitted to having left the baby […]
CCTV footage leads to arrest of handbag thief
SIBU: Police successfully tracked down a thief who ran away with a handbag belonging to a woman on Wednesday (Aug 18). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit on Friday (Aug 20) said the incident happened in Jalan Salim around 10.15am. The 66-year-old victim parked her vehicle to have breakfast at a nearby coffee shop. “The […]
Police arrest rape suspect
BAU: Police here today (Aug 18) arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl at a village here. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect was nabbed at a house in Taman Emas near Jalan Penrissen at around 6.30pm. “A team from the Bau Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]
Cops nab man for drug possession
MIRI: Police arrested a 45-year-old man for possessing drugs in a house at Kampung Baru Subis, Jalan Miri-Bintulu on Monday (Aug 16). Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said a team from the Miri Narcotics Criminal Department raided the house at 12.15pm and found a transparent plastic packet and 104 straw tubes containing crystalline substance […]
Intoxicated man caught streaking in motel
MIRI A naked man wandering in the lobby of a motel with a pillow covering his genitals, was detained by the police and the Residents’ Committee (JKP) patrol unit last Wednesday. JKP chief Malateh Mahmud said the incident took place at Jalan Wireless and was around 3am. The 34-year-old man’s suspicious act that shocked the motel’s […]
Jobless man arrested for drug possession
PADAWAN: An unemployed man was arrested for possessing drugs worth RM550 at Stapok Resettlement Scheme, Jalan Batu Kawa on Wednesday. A narcotics police team arrested the 24-year-old suspect on the suspicion of being involved in drugs in a house around 2pm. Physical inspections found nothing illegal on the suspect. However, the team found a black […]
Amok man in viral videos arrested
KUCHING: A man has been arrested in connection with two viral videos showing him running amok at a mosque, and performing silat while wielding a machete at a Buddhist temple, here. In the first video posted by the suspect, he took issue with the fact that the mosque in Jalan Pinang was in compliance with […]
