Police investigate break-in at Dewan Suarah Matu
MATU: The police are investigating a break-in incident at Dewan Suarah Matu. Matu District Officer Wan Hipni Wan Mohamad said there was no loss of goods in the incident that took place on Monday. “Routine inspection by the staff at around 2pm found that the Matu District Office had been broken into — the door […]
Probe underway on claims of senior cop rioting
SIBU: Police are looking into claims that a senior police officer was among 20 men who had rioted in front of a food court at Jalan Ulu Sungai Merah here. Fifteen suspects have been picked up for questioning since the Monday (Nov 29) incident, a video clip of which has gone viral on social media […]
Insurance agent claims trial to drug trafficking
KUCHING: An insurance agent, Maxine Rose Frederick, 27, has pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to a charge of trafficking 17.55kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court Judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin fixed Jan 4 next year for mention of the case. She also ordered the accused to be remanded at Puncak Borneo Prison while awaiting […]
Couple in custody for pushing drugs
PADAWAN: A drug-pushing couple was arrested and syabu worth over RM10,000 was seized from them here. District police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police were led to the couple when they raided a house in Kampung Jaya Bakti around 11.30am on Monday (Nov 29). The man and the woman, aged 36 and […]
Teen detained to assist in baby dumping case
SONG: A teenage girl was detained by police to facilitate investigations into a case of baby dumping in Jalan Mission on Thursday (Nov 18). The case was confirmed by Song OCPD DSP Rowney Michael when contacted on Friday (Nov 19). He said the teenager was 16 years old and a Form 4 student. “The teenager […]
Man gets three years for violating court order
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here on Friday (Nov 19) sentenced a man to three years’ imprisonment for not maintaining peace and good conduct as ordered. Meor Zakaria Nordin, 25, from Kampung Bahagia Jaya, Jalan Teku pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Section 6(7) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985. The Act […]
Two friends found in possession of drugs
KUCHING: Two friends found in possession of drugs weighing 7.43g were arrested in a raid at Jalan Kuching Bypass BDC-Stampin on Thursday (Nov 18). District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested by the district’s narcotic police around 10am. Inspections led to the […]
Four foreigners get 8 years, whipping for robbery
BINTULU: The Sessions Court here sentenced four foreigners to eight years’ jail with three strokes of the cane each after they pleaded guilty to robbing a TESAI tanker in Bintulu waters in 2018. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone acting director Maritime Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the accused, Ismail Laode, 49, Anuar, 43, […]
Jobless man detained for possessing meth
MUKAH: A 47-year-old unemployed man, who has been involved in drug abuse since early 2018, was arrested by police here on Thursday for possessing 0.10gm of methamphethamine (syabu) valued at about RM50. The suspect from Kampung Tellian Laut here was the third person to be arrested in the space of six days following the second […]
Student nabbed for possessing drug
MUKAH: A 15-year-old student was detained for possessing 0.15g of methamphethamine drug (syabu) at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu on Friday (Oct 29).Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a police team arrested the boy at an unnumbered worker’s quarters at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu, for involving in drug abuse.He said body check on the suspect found a small […]
