Fourteen hauled up to court for illegal gaming
KUCHING: Fourteen individuals comprising 12 Indonesians and two locals were charged with conducting an illegal online gaming activities at the Magistrates’ Court here today. They were charged under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act, 1953 read with Section 34 of the same act. Magistrate Sharifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered the two locals […]
Foreigner detained for drug possession
BINTULU: An unemployed foreigner was nabbed for possessing drugs believed to be methamphetamine worth RM1,000 last Sunday. The 21-year-old man, who rented a shophouse here at Jalan Sommerville, was acting suspiciously and had his house raided by the police on Sunday morning. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, said the arrest was made by a […]
Man arrested for illegal logging in Trusan
LAWAS: A man, 29, was arrested in Trusan last Saturday (Nov 7) after he was found to be carrying out illegal logging activities. Two bulldozers, and excavator and 140 logs were also confiscated by forestry officials, with the total seizure estimated to be around RM121,000. The Sarawak Forest Department (SFD) said the Forest Technology and […]
Bookie held for illegal bets
KUCHING: A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly carrying out an illegal sports betting activity in his home on Friday (Nov 6). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan told the raid took place around 4.15pm at Jalan Kim Chu Shin, Batu Kawa by a Padawan CID team. “The team raided the house and arrested […]
Ride hailing driver detained for theft
MIRI: Police have detained a ride hailing driver for allegedly stealing a handphone and cash from a woman at Taman Tunku here on November 5. The suspect, aged 36, was detained by a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at a roadside in Desa Pujut 1F today. Also seized were a Perodua Viva car and a […]
Siblings nabbed in illegal gambling raid
MIRI: Police detained three female siblings for allegedly running an illegal gambling call-centre in a house here on Thursday. The suspects aged 24, 26 and 30 years were arrested during a raid carried out by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel led by ASP Unang Giang on a house located at Hilltop Garden here. During […]
Duo nabbed for house break-ins, thefts
MIRI: Police have arrested two local men they believed are responsible for a series of house break-ins and thefts here. The duo aged 28 and 34 years were detained at two separate locations on Thursday. The first arrest was made at a house in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong following a tip-off. This was followed by the […]
Unemployed man arrested for allegedly slapping wife
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested on Thursday (Nov 5) for allegedly slapping his wife following a misunderstanding, at Taman Matang Jaya, Jalan Matang here. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the victim (a housewife) lodged a police report after the alleged incident occurred in early October. This has happened at least five […]
Failed robbers arrested at convenience shop
KUCHING: Two men have been arrested for attempted armed robbery at a 24-hour convenience store at Taman Sukma on Wednesday (Nov 4). One of them was apprehended by a worker, here. Kuching district police chief, ACP Awang Din Awang Gani, said at 2am there was a scuffle between a suspect and a store employee. The […]
Arrest warrant issued for man in drug abuse case
KUCHING: An arrest warrant was issued for a local man, who failed to appear in court for a drug abuse hearing today. The Magistrate’s Court here ordered the arrest of Johari Adnan, and for him to appear in court on Dec 1. The accused is facing a charge under Section 15 (1) (a) of the […]
