Local man busted with drugs worth RM8,190 on Raya eve

MIRI: Police have apprehended a local man for allegedly possessing various drugs worth RM8,190 on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The arrest was made around 12.30am on Apr 9 at Desa Pujut Utama during a Hari Raya Eve integrated crime prevention operation. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said that the suspect was […]

Syndicate selling ATM cards busted, two bank officers among 16 held

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor police busted a syndicate selling automatic teller machine (ATM) cards for use as mule accounts with the arrest of 16 individuals including two bank officers in raids around the Klang Valley and Gombak last week. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects, aged between 20 and 30, comprised […]

Geng Debu busted, 10 burglary cases solved

KUCHING: Police have successfully solved 10 cases of burglary and theft with the arrest of three members of ‘Geng Debu’ last week. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspects, aged between 18 and 25, were nabbed on June 16 by the Counter Aggressive Team and Sungai Maong police station’s Crime Prevention Patrol led […]

Five vehicle theft gangs busted this year

KUCHING: Police managed to cripple five vehicle theft syndicates this year, with most of the members being foreigners. The latest syndicate was ‘Geng Oscar’, which was busted on July 17, in an operation codenamed Ops Lejang Khas. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a special team arrested five foreign men aged between 24 and 32. […]

Illegal crypto mining premises busted

SIBU: Police have busted suspected illegal crypto mining at a two-storey premise in Jalan Serai here Wednesday which had incurred losses from stolen electricity worth almost half a million ringgits. According to Sibu police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement yesterday (August 11) the operation police around 12:50 pm, is a joint operation between […]

Online gambling syndicate busted

KUCHING: Five men were arrested for allegedly operating a ‘Euro 2020’ football betting and online gambling activities in a house at Jalan Stutong on Thursday. In the 12.45pm operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, an integrated task force raided a luxury residential house believed to be used to conduct illegal betting and online gambling activities. Kuching police […]

Racket smuggling drugs in religious items smashed

KUALA LUMPUR: An international drug trafficking syndicate that smuggled drugs in religious items was busted after police arrested 12 men, including a Taiwanese national as well as a woman around the Klang Valley on Monday (March 8). Police checks revealed that the Taiwanese national, aged 30, was the mastermind of the syndicate that had been active […]

Drug syndicate ‘Geng Apoi’ busted

SIBU: A gang called ‘Geng Apoi’ from Sungai Merah, known to be actively involved in drugs, was busted on Sunday (Dec 6). This was after six of its members, including two women, were caught in a raid. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the raid carried out by Sibu NCID, managed to seize various […]

Illegal online gambling call centre busted

KUCHING: Police busted an illegal online gambling call centre at Jalan Sungai Tapang here with the arrest of six local men last Tuesday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a team of Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers raided a rented condominium unit around 4.45pm. During the raid, the team found and arrested six […]

Motorcycle theft syndicate busted

MIRI: Three local men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly being involved in a string of motorcycle thefts in the district. A team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the suspects, between the ages of 33 and 34, at two separate locations in Kampung Lambir Jaya 1 during an operation that started from […]