Cops seize syabu boxes, arrest carriers
SIBU: Police arrested a couple and seized two boxes containing syabu worth more than RM150,000 behind Sibu Post Office building here last Monday (May 17). District deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat, who confirmed the case, said the team found the suspects, both aged 32, carrying the boxes to a car by the side of […]
Victim injured in sling bag snatch attempt
MIRI: A man was injured during an attempt to steal his sling bag on Monday night. In the incident that occurred at a parking lot nearby a hotel in Jalan Permaisuri here, two men reportedly tried to snatch a bag from the victim. The incident occurred around 10 pm when the victim was walking towards […]
Married couple arrested, RM500 drugs seized
KUCHING: Police on Tuesday (May 18) arrested a married couple for possessing drugs worth more than RM500 in a house at Jalan Stutong. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a narcotics team was deployed to the scene following a public tip-off. The man and woman, aged 24 and 21, were detained for inspections […]
Three detained in Ops Mabuk
KUCHING: Police detained three locals on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in an operation codenamed Ops Mabuk last Sunday. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa disclosed that the operation involving 13 personnel, took place at Jalan Simpang Tiga from 9pm on Sunday night until early yesterday (May 16) morning. During the […]
Police seize drugs, arrest ‘tokan’ in raid
MIRI: Police seized drugs weighing 12.83g suspected to be crystal methamphetamine during a raid in a house at Desa Senadin Phase 5 on Saturday (May 15). Two local men, believed to be actively involved in series of house break-ins and theft were also detained in the house. The duo, aged 30 and 50 years is […]
Duo arrested for shoplifting
MIRI: Two individuals were detained by the police for allegedly shoplifting from a supermarket in Lutong on Thursday. The suspects, a man and woman aged 20 and 25, were initially apprehended by the supermarket’s security guards before being surrendered to the police for further investigation. Prior to their arrest, the duo attempted to shoplift several […]
Two youth nabbed for possessing drugs
BAU: Police arrested two youths for possessing drugs during an inspection at a roadblock at Jalan Bau-Serikin last Friday (May 14). The district’s narcotics police stopped a motorcycle ridden by the two men in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ around 1.20pm. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said police seized a plastic packet containing crystalline […]
Duo arrested for suspected drug abuse
BAU: Two men were arrested for suspected drug abuse in Kampung Peninjau here on Wednesday (May 12). Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the two suspects were arrested at two different locations around 11am. Poge said a 31-year-old man was first arrested in front of an unnumbered house in the village. He said […]
Four Indonesians among 17 individuals arrested for illegal gambling
KUCHING: Four Indonesians were among 17 individuals arrested for involvement in online gambling activities during a nine-day police operations codenamed Ops Bersepadu Dadu. The operations took place from May 3 to 11, and aimed at crippling illegal online gambling activities in the district. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa disclosed that 14 raids were […]
Arrested for snatching women’s belongings
KUCHING: Police have arrested a group of unemployed men for snatching the personal belongings of two women on Apr 26. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspects, aged between 20 and 32, were arrested in separate locations in the city within days after a police report lodged by the complainants. “The first […]
