Teenagers arrested for reckless riding
KUCHING: Three teenagers were arrested for riding dangerously on their motorcycles during an eight-hour operation at Jalan FAC, Matang here. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the operations was conducted from 10pm on Saturday (Oct 10) until 6am the next day (Oct 11). The suspects, aged between 17 and 19, […]
Three detained for café burglary
MIRI: After a recent burglary at a café at Piasau Garden here, police have arrested two suspects and a buyer to assist investigation last Saturday (Oct 3). The suspects, aged 26, 35 and 58 years old, were arrested in separate locations in an operation carried out by a task force team of the Miri Criminal […]
‘Ops Dadu’ raid nets seven
BAU: Seven men were nabbed in a house at Kampung Belimbing, Krokong last Sunday (Oct 4) in an operations against illegal gambling. District police chief, DSP Poge Nyaon said in a statement that a team from the Bau Crime Investigation Division (CID) carried out the ‘Ops Dadu’ raid around 12.30am. On arrival, the team found […]
Four nabbed for drugs
KUCHING: Four men tested positive for drugs in an operations around Petra Jaya last Saturday (Sept 26). The National Anti-Drugs Agency (Nada) Sarawak in a statement revealed that the individuals aged 24 to 38 tested positive for methamphetamine. “The suspects were detected from 2pm to 6pm at three locations — Jalan Merdeka Kampung Sinjan, Petra […]
Three arrested for theft
SIBU: Three individuals are currently in police custody for allegedly breaking into a goldsmith shop at Jalan Market and stealing an assortment of jewellery worth RM57,000. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the police are also on a lookout for a fourth suspect. The theft was suspected to have occurred between 5pm […]
Seven men, tugboat detained for having no pass
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of seven crew members and a tugboat pulling a barge loaded with pebbles, about 2.1 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Jerijih last Saturday (Sept 19). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the […]
20 held for suspected drug abuse
BINTULU: Twenty individuals were hauled up for alleged drug abuse during a raid on a hotel here on Tuesday (Sept 15). Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said that a raid was conducted around 11pm. The suspects included four local women. “Upon inspection, a 31-year-old male suspect was found with seven small plastic packets filled […]
Three arrested in separate drug raids
MUKAH: Police have arrested three men at separate times and places for involvement in drug-related activities. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said in the first raid, at a house at Kampung Masjid, Balingian on Sept 1 at noon, a blue straw tube containing crystalline substances, believed to be methamphetamine, weighing 0.13g was found […]
Five arrested for burglary
MIRI: Five men were arrested for their involvement in break-in activities here. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men were arrested in separate raids, carried out by a team of Miri CID (Criminal Investigation Department) personnel on Sept 4 and Sept 5, led by Insp Mizlan Abdul Gani. The men, aged […]
3,998 drug abuse, addiction cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 3,998 cases of drug abuse and addiction within the first quarter of this year, with Kuching Division recording the highest number of offences and arrests, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said. He said Kuching Division recorded a total of 1,499 arrests (37.5 percent); Miri Division with 484 (12.1 […]
