Six months jail for threatening mother
KUCHING: The Magistrates Court here yesterday sentenced a man to six months in prison for threatening his mother after she failed to give him RM50 to buy fastfood. Yazid, 30, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code. Syarifah Fatimah ordered the accused to […]
Duo nabbed for possessing drugs
MERADONG: Police here arrested two locals for possessing 45g of drugs in their car during a five-hour operation across the district on Tuesday (Aug 30). Meradong district police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said the integrated operation, held from 8.30pm until 1.30am, was carried out through crime prevention patrols and roadblocks. During the operation, the police […]
Police confirm arrest of theft suspect
KUCHING: Police here confirmed the arrest of a local man who was suspected of committing theft at a construction site in Masja area recently. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the incident which happened on Aug 19, had gone viral in a 14-second video uploaded to Facebook. He also confirmed that the suspect, […]
Two theft suspects held after high-speed chase
KUCHING: Police here arrested two men on suspicion of stealing a pick-up truck in an incident at Jalan Stapok, Batu Kawah New Township yesterday (June 11). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said that prior to the arrests, a high-speed chase ensued between the two and Sungai Maong policemen at Jalan Datuk […]
Mexico arrests alleged leader of international child sex ring
MEXICO CITY: Mexican police have arrested a Dutch citizen accused of being the leader of an international pedophile ring, Mexico City’s attorney general said on Monday. “The man, identified only as Nelson ‘N’, was caught in flagrante delicto. “He is the possible leader of an international association of pedophiles created in 1982,” said Attorney General […]
Six family members arrested for gang-robbery
MIRI: A family fight turned ugly on Sunday when six individuals including two women were detained for allegedly committing a gang-robbery. The suspects, aged 20-, 24-, 25-, 26-, 29- and 44-year-olds, were apprehended by the police around 2.30pm following on a report lodged by the victim. Earlier that day, around noon, the suspects were reported […]
77.64g of syabu seized from two men
KUCHING: Narcotic police here arrested two men and seized 77.64g of syabu with a total value of RM7,764 at separate locations over the weekend. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the first arrest on Saturday (Oct 9) involved a 51-year-old man who was in possession of nine plastic packets of syabu weighing 71.96g. “The […]
Locals nabbed for stealing cell phones
MIRI: Police recovered nine out of 50 stolen cell phones (Oppo Reno 5F) with the arrest of two local men on Tuesday evening. The arrest was made following a report lodged by the manager of a mobile company after he discovered that 50 units of Oppo Reno 5F cell phones valued at RM60,000 were missing […]
Seven arrested in illegal online gambling crackdown
KUCHING: An online gambling syndicate here has been busted with the arrest of seven individuals. Acting on information, a police team raided an apartment — being used as an operations centre — in Bintawa around 4.30pm on Monday (Oct 4). The syndicate is believed to be raking in about RM102,000 since beginning its illicit activity […]
Four attempts to enter Sarawak illegally, 15 arrested
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) have thwarted four attempts by 15 Indonesians to enter Sarawak illegally at different locations this month. A spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division said the Indonesians, who claimed to be looking for jobs here, were deported. The first attempt took place around 3.50pm on Oct 1 when a patrol […]
