Machineries, illegal logs detained
KAPIT: Two machineries and 46 various types and sizes of illegal logs were detained on Nov 3. This was made possible through a joint operation between the Sarawak Forest Department (SFD) and General Operation Force (GOF), according to a statement issued today. The incident took place here at Sungai Sut around 6pm. SFD said the […]
Lorry driver detained for transporting illegal logs
SIBU: A lorry driver was detained for transporting illegal logs at Jalan Wawasan, Sungai Merah here on Nov 1. State Security and Enforcement Unit (UKPN) personnel together with Sibu police detained the suspect around 4.30pm after receiving information from the public. UPKN on Monday (Nov 16) said inspection on the lorry found that it was […]
Detained for fishing in unauthorised zone
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Maritime Zone detained the crew of a Class C local fishing boat for fishing in an unauthorised zone. Miri Maritime director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman said they were detained at around 10.50am on Wednesday, about six nautical miles away from Kuala Niah by MMEA assets which were […]
Two local fishing boats detained
BINTULU: Two local fishing boats of Class C and C2 were detained at two different locations on suspicion of violating the legal conditions of their licences last Tuesday. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Maritime Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the first arrest involved a Class C fishing vessel. It took place […]
Crew, fishing boat detained in Miri
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested four local crew members and detained a fishing boat without a registration number while en route to Sungai Miri on Tuesday (Oct 13). Miri Maritime Zone director Capt Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was spotted about 2.4 nautical miles from Miri around 1.10am. “Inspections were made […]
Crew, cargo ship detained for having no pass
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of four crew members and a cargo ship loaded with diesel about 1.1 nautical miles south of Tanjung Jerijih today (Sept 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place […]
Vessel, crew detained in diesel smuggling probe
MIRI: A vessel was detained after it tried to smuggle diesel worth RM227,500. In an operation codenamed Op Benteng Laut, the marine police stopped the suspicious-looking tanker that was on its way to Miri River around 10pm on Wednesday (Sept 2). The five crew members aboard, including the captain, were arrested. “Upon inspection, 130,000 litres […]
MMEA detains foreign vessel and crew
MIRI: A foreign vessel with 18 crew members from Vietnam was detained by the district Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) last Friday morning (Aug 28) at Tanjung Baram for encroaching into Malaysian waters. According to Miri MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman, the vessel was detained for suspicious activity around 135 nautical miles off the area around 12.30am. […]
Jobless man detained for having drugs
SIBU: An unemployed man was nabbed on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse last Thursday evening (Aug 27) District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit who confirmed the arrest, said that the man was found inside a four-wheel drive vehicle in a parking lot at Jalan Hulu Layang around 6.15pm. “In the back seat […]
22 detained at noisy outlet
MIRI: A team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) went to check a complaint about a loud noise that caused public disturbance at wee hours of Friday (Aug 28) coming from an entertainment outlet in Permyjaya here. The police team detained 22 people including 11 customers inside the premises. “The raid was conducted around 3am […]
