Man arrested for DAP service centre burglary

MIRI: A 24-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a recent break-in at the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Miri Pujut service centre. The arrest was made at Pujut Tanjong Batu here by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel following a public tip-off. The team also recovered a stereo speaker believed to have […]

Police nab 12 for illegal gambling

PADAWAN: A luxury condominium unit suspected of operating as an illegal gambling centre in the city was raided last Monday night. Sarawak Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong said that the Ops Dadu raid was conducted by a D7 police team at 10.30pm. Upon inspection, the team found that three rooms have poker […]

Main suspect in toilet attack detained

MIRI: Police here on Thursday detained the main suspect in the attack incident involving a private higher learning institution student. The attack happened at a toilet of a music cafe in Marina Square on October 18. A team of personnel from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detained the suspect, a local aged 21, around […]

Two found possessing shotguns arrested

KAPIT: Two men were arrested for alleged possession of two shotguns in an unnumbered house at KM 5, Jalan Bukit Goram, Sungai Pelajau here last Thursday (Oct 22). Kapit district police chief DSP Freddy Bian Stanislaus said the two suspects aged 46 and 50, were arrested during a raid on the premises at 8pm. He […]

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 […]

Indonesians arrested in illegal online gambling call centre raid

KUCHING: Eleven individuals, including 10 Indonesians, were nabbed during a raid on an illegal online gambling call centre in Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang here on Monday (Oct 19). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan led a team of Padawan Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officers in the raid on a rented apartment around 5.30pm. A local […]

650 cartons of contraband fags seized

ENGKILILI: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) last Monday (Oct 19). seized 650  cartons of  contraband cigarettes kept in a house  at Jelukong. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said a GOF 10th Battalion team conducted a ‘Ops Libas’ raid on the house around 1pm. The team found the house locked when they arrived […]

Eight arrested for vice activities

BINTULU: Eight individuals, including six foreign women, were arrested for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in a hotel here during a raid dubbed Ops Noda, conducted between 4.30pm and 7.30pm last Saturday (Oct 17). The women, aged between 22 and 30, and two local men, aged 29 and 59, believed to be customers, were arrested […]

House break-in mastermind arrested

MIRI: Police detained a man, who is believed to be the mastermind in a series of house break-ins here today. In the operation, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel, led by Inspector Fredly Juing, also detained a woman and two other men from separate locations in connection with the case. The arrests were made in Permjaya […]

Police to interview Anwar on MP list Friday

KUALA LUMPUR: Police will be recording a statement from Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about a list of 121 MPs claimed to be supporting him to form a new government at Bukit Aman (Federal Police headquarters) today. Bukit Aman (Federal Police) criminal investigation department (CID) director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said Bukit Aman’s Classified Criminal […]