Woman among four nabbed for drugs
KUCHING: A woman is among four locals arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse in a rental room on Thursday. The raid, carried out by Padawan narcotics police, took place around 12.50am in a premises around Matang Jaya area. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said all four suspects, aged between 23 and […]
Jealous boyfriend attacks woman
MIRI: A 20 year-old woman sustained injuries on her head and face after she was attacked by her boyfriend on Monday night. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said initial investigations revealed the cause of the incident was due to jealousy. Earlier, a misunderstanding ensued between the couple near a shophouse at Jalan Miri-Bypass around […]
Driver held for hiding foreigners in car boot
IPOH: Police detained a driver who was driving suspiciously and found three foreign men cramped in the car boot at Km 30 Jalan Feri, Hutan Melintang early this morning (July 20). Hilir Perak police chief ACP Ahmad Adnan Basri said police personnel manning the roadblock in the area told the 36-year-old Perodua Bezza driver to […]
Woman arrested for illegal gambling activities
PADAWAN: A surprise raid on a premises believed to be involved in illegal gambling activities led to the arrest of a woman, on Monday (July 19). The arrest took place at Taman Malihah, here at 1.30pm under the ongoing operation codenamed Ops Dadu. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said his team came across the […]
Girl, 13, allegedly raped on first date
PADAWAN: A 13-year-old girl’s first date ended up in rape. The teenage was allegedly raped by the suspect, aged 18, whom she had known via WhatsApp. Police picked up the boy along Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama around 8.10pm on Monday (July 19). The rape was said to have taken place on May 15. District police […]
Police nab two foreign men, seize drugs worth RM4,200
BINTULU: Police arrested two foreign men and seized syabu worth RM4,200 in separate arrests at Jalan Sungai Nyigu last Friday (July 16). District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects aged 36 and 31, were arrested by narcotics police in front of a factory here around 3.30pm. “The team arrested the 36-year-old suspect at […]
Ops Dadu Khas busts 2 call centres, detains 11 operators
KUCHING: Police busted two online gambling call centres and arrested 11 individuals during a raid on a luxurious condominium at Jalan Airport here last Friday (July 16). The operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu Khas’ was carried out around 11.50am by a special task force led by Kuching Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief DSP Mohd Hafizi Ishak, […]
Truck thief caught red-handed
SIBU: A former prisoner’s attempt to run from the police with a stolen truck in Sibu Jaya was short-lived as the police managed to arrest him early this morning. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the 21-year-old suspect was previously jailed for three years for stealing a car in 2016. “He was […]
Suspect in Bill Kayong’s murder finally arrested
MIRI: Police have finally arrested a suspect wanted in the mafia-style murder of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Miri secretary Bill Kayong, after hiding from the authorities for almost six years. Koong Siang Ming @ Batu Ming, aged 26, was flown in to Miri International Airport on a Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing aircraft from Kuala […]
End of the road for ah long racket
KUCHING: Police have crippled a loan shark (ah long) syndicate which has been active for the past five years with the arrest of 14 of its members. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said all the suspects, aged between 21 and 48, were nabbed in raids on six premises involving four houses, an apartment and […]
