Indonesian, local arrested for illegal lottery sales
PADAWAN: Police arrested an Indonesian man and a local woman from two separate premises at Kampung Punau, Mile 17, Jalan Puncak Borneo last Sunday (Jan 24). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said both arrests were carried out by Padawan CID team in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Dadu’. The first arrest involving a 26-year-old Indonesian […]
Six caught for illegal cockfight
MIRI: Two senior citizens in their 60s and 70s were amongst six arrested by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for involvement in illegal cockfighting. These men were caught during a raid made under an operation dubbed ‘Ops Dadu’ on Sunday afternoon (Jan 24). In the 2.30pm raid, police also seized two dead cockerels, a weighing […]
Duo arrested for suspected drug abuse
KUCHING: Two unemployed men were arrested on suspicion of being involved in drug abuse at a house in Kampung Skiat, Bau on Monday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects, aged 18 and 21, were arrested around 10am in a raid carried out by a team of personnel from the Bau […]
Teens held for causing riot
KUCHING: Seventeen teenagers were arrested for causing a riot in a front of a renowned hotel at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg on Sunday. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali said the incident that happened at 11.50am was due to a misunderstanding on a girlfriend issue. “Both […]
15 arrested for violating SOP
KUCHING: The owner of a karaoke lounge in Bintulu was arrested for not adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday (Jan 2) said the police also arrested 14 foreign customers of whom two are Filipinos and 14 mainland Chinese. […]
Raids net 10 human trafficking suspects
BAU: Seven undocumented migrants and three locals suspected of being involved in illegal human trafficking were arrested in two separate locations. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the first arrest took place around 11am on Christmas Day in Jalan Buan Buso. A Bau CID team raided a house and managed to arrest seven Indonesian […]
Contrabands worth RM380k seized, two arrested
KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Police on Saturday (Dec 19) seized untaxed cigarettes and alcohol beverages valued more than RM380,000 in a raid at Jalan Stakan. Sarawak Marine Police Region Five commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the raid on the shop premises at the said location took place at 4.15pm. “The team managed to find the […]
GOF foils bid to enter state illegally
LUNDU: An attempt by four Indonesians to enter Sarawak illegally was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) on Saturday (Dec 19). GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the incident happened around 5.50pm at Kampung Raso near the Sarawak-Indonesia border. A GOF team spotted and detained the four men who were on two […]
Four arrested for illegal cockfighting
BAU: Four locals were nabbed for being involved in illegal cockfighting at Jalan Kampung Sungai Pinang, Siniawan last Sunday (Dec 13). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a CID team carried out the raid around 2pm and found the suspects in an open space behind a house at the site. “All of them, aged […]
Six arrested for drug abuse
KUCHING: Police nabbed six persons including a woman on suspicion of drug abuse, and they seized drugs worth RM8,546 in the past week. Kuching deputy police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa, said the arrests were made at three locations — Lorong Bayor Bukit 2, Tabuan Jaya; Lorong Pedidi 4, Petra Jaya; and Lorong Bintawa 1, Bintawa […]
