Ops Dadu nets 17 mahjong players
SIBU: Police arrested 17 persons including two women in raids on two premises suspected to be holding gambling activities on Saturday (July 10). District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the suspects aged between 27 and 69 years, were arrested in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’. “The first raid took place around 2pm at […]
Man, teenager nabbed for online gambling
KUCHING: Police arrested a man and a teenager for engaging in online gambling activities at separate locations on Saturday (July 10). The first arrest involved a 33-year-old man at a grocery store in Kampung Kopit, Siniawan, Bau. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided the premises around 5.30pm […]
Container thieves nabbed
MIRI: Two local men, with extensive criminal records, were detained for allegedly stealing a 20-foot freight shipping container containing construction tools worth RM6,000 from a site along the Lutong-Kuala Baram Road. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the duo, aged 57 and 46 years were apprehended by a police task force during an operation […]
Four arrested for playing mahjong in jungle hut
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Four men were nabbed for playing mahjong in a forest near Kampung Jernang here on Saturday (July 10). In the 2.40pm operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team raided a hut in the forest suspected to be used as a gambling den. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said four […]
Ah Long gang members nabbed for harassing debtor
MIRI: Police have detained three persons including the leader of a loan shark gang for harassing a debtor in Desa Pujut recently. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the suspects aged between 25 and 32 years were picked up from a house in Pujut 6 Lorong Jerami by CID officers on Saturday (July 3). […]
Two youths nabbed for stealing oil palm fruits
MIRI: Police have detained two local men for allegedly stealing ripe oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in Bekenu on Thursday. The duo, aged 30 and 32 years had reportedly harvested over 700 oil palm trees at an orchard in Kampung Subak, Bekenu. Acting on a report lodged by the plantation owner, police managed to […]
Police nab 11 in raid at cockfighting den
JULAU: Police rounded up 11 persons for taking part in an illegal cockfight during a raid at an open field of an oil palm plantation here last Saturday (June 26). Acting on information, personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted the raid at Mile 15, Jalan KJD around 3pm. Julau police chief DSP Andam […]
Motorcycle theft suspects nabbed
MIRI: Police have detained two more suspects to help in investigations into a motorcycle theft case following the arrest of three juveniles suspected of stealing the motorbike in Pantai Kuala Batu 1, Kuala Baram last Tuesday. Both suspects, aged 21, were picked up in front of a flat unit of the Quadruplex in Permyjaya by […]
Jobless men arrested for drugs in Bau
BAU: Two unemployed men were arrested for drug-related offences here on Wednesday (June 23). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said both suspects were detained in two separate operations. The first was arrested near the Fairy Cave tourist spot after he was spotted behaving suspiciously in a car parked by the roadside. “A sling bag placed […]
Cops cripple Geng Jaya with arrest of four, including boss
SIBU: Police have brought a burglary gang, responsible for numerous cases in the district since 2019, to its knees. It was revealed on Monday (June 21) that Geng Jaya had committed at least 20 burglaries and thefts before the members were collared. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the leader was nabbed following the […]
