Buddies in crime nabbed
MIRI: Two friends were arrested early Monday (June 21) in Batu Niah near here for allegedly stealing 11 oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB). “The suspects were spotted harvesting the FFBs from an oil palm orchard belonging to a villager from Kampung Lajong Kuala Niah,” said Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari. He added that the […]
Wild parties busted
41 detained in six ‘Ops Parti Liar’ raids KUCHING: Ten foreigners were among 41 people arrested for participating in drug-fuelled parties at residential apartments and an entertainment centre around Kuching and Padawan districts. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said that the suspects, which comprised 27 men and 14 women aged between 18 and 42, […]
Partygoers detained for violating MCO
SIBU: A total of 38 individuals were detained during a raid at an entertainment premises at Jalan Pahlawan here in the early hours of Sunday morning. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said those detained comprised 24 men and 14 women, including the owner of the entertainment centre. He noted that the entertainment […]
Police nab three youth for stealing diesel
MIRI: Police arrested three men for allegedly stealing two barrels of diesel from a farm at Jalan Lama Miri-Bintulu. District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said a CID team made the arrest after receiving a report from the farm owner. It is understood that the farm workers noticed the trio entering the farm […]
Five drug abusers arrested
KUCHING: Padawan narcotics police arrested five individuals and seized various types of drugs worth RM1,900 in a house at Jalan Kong Phin, Mile 4 here on Friday (June 4). The suspects, comprising three women and two men, aged between 18 and 31, were nabbed around 1 pm. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, […]
727 drug-related arrests made
KUCHING: A total of 727 arrests were recorded in the state after 569 anti-drug enforcement operations were carried out as of last month. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that the enforcement activities were done by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department; Sarawak National Anti -Drug Agency […]
Six nabbed for illegally betting on horse race
KUCHING: Police arrested six men for taking part in an illegal gambling activity at Kenyalang Park last Saturday (May 22). In the operations codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, a Kuching D7 team raided the location around 2.40 pm after receiving information on the incident. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the team found a group […]
Ops Samseng Jalanan nabs five ‘superman’ bikers
KUCHING: Police arrested five youths performing ‘superman’ stunts on their motorcycles during an operation codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan. The operations involving 50 personnel from Kuching Traffic Police and Crime Prevention and Community Safety Divisions, took place at Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yakuub, Petra Jaya from 9.30 pm on Saturday until 10 am […]
Antique theft — police arrest three suspects
MIRI: Three local men have been detained by the police on suspicion that they stole antique items from a number of houses in this district. The men aged 35, 28 and 27 were picked up from a house at Jalan Piasau 2D in Piasau Utara around 11.10 pm on Sunday (May 16) by a team […]
Thieving Facebookers rounded up by police
MIRI: It could be that they were over-confident or just plain dumb, but a group of thieves here got themselves into big trouble by posting their loot on Facebook. They thought by doing so they would attract buyers for 38 pieces of belian wood that they stole from near Pulau Melayu old bridge in Piasau. […]
