Indonesian gets six months for drug abuse
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday (Nov 4) for drug abuse. The accused, Fendi, 30, from Pontianak Utara, Indonesia pleaded guilty after the charge was read by an interpreter before Magistrates’ Court judge Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was accused of committing the offence last September. The […]
Juvenile junkie nabbed for possessing drug
MUKAH: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy for possessing 0.32g of syabu (methamphethamine drug) with a street value of RM50, at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu on Tuesday (Oct 26). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the unemployed juvenile was arrested at the roadside of Jalan Selangau-Bintulu at about 3pm, because he was suspected of being […]
Over 900 people arrested for drugs from January to September
KUCHING: Authorities have arrested 901 individuals suspected of engaging in drug abuse activities throughout Sarawak this year. They were nabbed in 422 operations carried out from January to September. Of the 901 people, 759 tested positive for drugs. Malaysian Drug Prevention Association (Pemadam) Sarawak chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah revealed that in the […]
Five years jail, whipping for habitual junkie
SIBU: The Sessions Court here today (Oct 20) sentenced a habitual offender to five years’ jail for consuming dangerous drug. Judge Marutin Pagan also ordered Chan Kah Huo, 38, of Jalan Punai be given a stroke of the rotan. In addition, Chan was ordered to report himself at Central Police Station, upon his release, on […]
Committee to increase access to addiction treatment
KUCHING: The One Stop Committee to address Drug and Substance Issues (OSC MIDS) will expand seven One Stop Centre For Addiction (OSCA) and Community Development Intervention Centre (CDIC) services in high-risk areas of drug abuse throughout Sarawak. Its chairman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the action plan was to increase access to addiction treatment and […]
Woman gets five years imprisonment for drug abuse
SIBU: A local woman has been sentenced by the Sessions Court to five years imprisonment for consuming a dangerous drug. Magdalina Suri, 30, pleaded guilty as charged before Sessions Court judge Marutin Pagan on Tuesday (Oct 12). She was charged with consuming amphetamine and methamphetamine at Sungai Merah Police Station, Jalan Wawasan at about 12.55pm […]
Bau cops arrest drug abuse suspects
BAU: Narcotic police picked up two men in an operation codenamed Ops Tapis at separate locations after they tested positive for drugs, last night (Oct 8). An eight-man team carried out the operation from 9pm to 12.30am to detect individuals believed to be involved in drug activities around the district. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon […]
Druggie nabbed
SIBU: Police arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of abusing drugs on Thursday night (Sept 9). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the suspect was detained at the car park in front of a building at Lorong Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 28A here. During the arrest, police seized one large and one […]
Awareness on drug abuse crucial to tackle problem
MIRI: Drug awareness is crucial as it empowers people to make informed choices. Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew believed that it is essential for the community to embrace adequate knowledge about drugs in order to tackle the problem (drug abuse) at root. “We need to create a caring community in […]
Positive results since formation of drug prevention committee
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: The ongoing efforts of the One-Stop Committee (OSC) to address drug and substance issues (MIDS) have yielded positive and encouraging results, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said data showed a 4.53 percent decrease in arrests compared to June (683 arrests). […]
