Woman arrested for shoplifting
MIRI: A 29-year-old woman was detained on Monday on the suspicion of shoplifting. The suspect was detained inside her rented room at a budget hotel here at Taman Jade Manis around 6.30pm by a Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team. This was after she was allegedly spotted stealing a pair of slippers worth RM12 from […]
Zulfikar is Sarawak’s new CID chief
KUCHING: The state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) welcomed their new chief ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali at their contingent headquarters today (Feb 10). Zulfikar took over the post from SAC Mat Zani@Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali who has been appointed Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (Intelligence/International Relations) principal assistant director. Mat Zani, who served as […]
Contraband alcohol worth more than RM290k seized
SIBU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband alcohol worth more than RM290,000 from a house last Friday (Feb 5). Acting on public information and intelligence gathered under ‘Ops Libas’, a GOF 10th Battalion carried out the raid around 10.45am on a house suspected to be used to store the contraband alcoholic drinks. As no […]
Shopkeeper arrested over attack in coffeeshop
PADAWAN: Police have arrested a 26-year-old shopkeeper to facilitate investigations into an attack on a man at a coffee shop in Kota Sentosa last Friday. The incident happened when the victim, aged 52, and his wife met with the suspect and his father-in-law at the premises purportedly to collect debts before the suspect allegedly called […]
State CID chief transferred to Bukit Aman
KUCHING: Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali will be transferred to Bukit Aman police headquarters next month. He will assume the post of Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department’s principal assistant director (Intelligence/International Relations). He swaps duties with SAC Lukas Aket who will become Sarawak CID chief. […]
Contrabands worth over RM100K seized
KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Police seized illicit cigarettes and beer worth more than RM100,000 including unpaid taxes on Thursday. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the Ops Landai Covid-19 raid was carried out at 4.05pm on a premises in Jalan Setia Raja, Tabuan Jaya. The team inspected the premises and found […]
Granny held for illegal lottery sale
KUCHING: An elderly woman was arrested on suspicion of operating illegal lottery sales in a premises at Batu Kawah New Township on Saturday. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a CID team raided the premises that was suspected to be used in illegal gambling activities. During the 6pm raid, the team spotted a 63-year-old […]
Raid nets two burglary suspects
MIRI: The cops here at wee hours of Wednesday, detained two local men suspected for their involvement in housebreaking. This was accomplished during an operation carried out at a house in Taman Tunku Abdul Rahman Lambir. The two men, aged 23 and 68, were detained at 4.34am by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation department […]
Theft syndicate crippled, four nabbed
KUCHING: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) managed to cripple a shop burglary and theft syndicate which is active around Kuching and Padawan areas. Sarawak Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Fisol Salleh said the syndicate has been active since the middle of the year. “With the arrest of four men including the mastermind, nine break-in and […]
Lance corporal detained for drug abuse
MIRI: A lance corporal was among two people detained by the police for drug abuse during a raid. The raid was conducted around 11.05am on Monday by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following a public tip-off. According to Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, the suspect aged 27 and […]
